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Show HN: Life calendar – use the concept of Memento mori to embrace every week

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Re: Show HN: Life calendar – use the concept of Memento mori to embrace every week

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Post by krageon »

chestercodes wrote: post #24
trevormcneal wrote: post #21

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Cheers for the feedback :) I used a free privacy policy generator, which in retrospect was a mistake as it is much broader than my intentions. If anyone is worried, no data will leave the identity provider service.

> If anyone is worried, [...]

The worry comes from what you can do. If you did not want this power you would not ask for the information and explicitly say you have power over it.

Re: Show HN: Life calendar – use the concept of Memento mori to embrace every week

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Post by m_a_g »

tmarice wrote: post #20

Love the concept, not so much the execution. The "Login after customizing everything" and "Pay to remove the watermark which renders the calendar useless" are borderline dark patterns. But on the positive, it gave me an idea to make my own version of this calendar, sans the money grab.

Totally agree. Dark patterns making it to the front page always baffles me.

Re: Show HN: Life calendar – use the concept of Memento mori to embrace every week

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Post by sAbakumoff »

>> What have you done in the last week that you will remember on your death bed?

Why would I need to remember ANYTHING on my death bed? It's not even clear that it will be a "bed". Climate change, nuclear war, next pandemic, political violence could kill me. Even if I am happy enough to have a "bed", I will spend my last minutes watching the transition and not giving a sht to my memories.

Re: Show HN: Life calendar – use the concept of Memento mori to embrace every week

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Post by javert »

vincentmarle wrote: post #38
yessirwhatever wrote: post #17

I read a quote today that I think is relevant: > “Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them how to cry when pets and people die. Show them the infinite pleasure in the touch of a hand. And make…

Mindfulness (what you’re basically describing) does not conflict with memento mori. When you realize that this tomato could be the last tomato you’ll be eating, having the conversation with your kid be the last conversation you’ll be having etc etc you’ll fully appreciate each moment in life as if it could be your last.

I think a death-centric way of thinking about life is unhealthy.

The fact of death isn't what makes things valuable or meaningful.

The fact that our time span to enjoy things is limited also isn't what makes them valuable or meaningful.

The quote is describing much more than mindfulness. It's saying that values and meaning are right in front of us. To reduce that to mindfulness misses the value in what it's saying.

Re: Show HN: Life calendar – use the concept of Memento mori to embrace every week

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Post by shantnutiwari »

vincentmarle wrote: post #38
yessirwhatever wrote: post #17

I read a quote today that I think is relevant: > “Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them how to cry when pets and people die. Show them the infinite pleasure in the touch of a hand. And make…

Mindfulness (what you’re basically describing) does not conflict with memento mori. When you realize that this tomato could be the last tomato you’ll be eating, having the conversation with your kid be the last conversation you’ll be having etc etc you’ll fully appreciate each moment in life as if it could be your last.

The OP is talking about enjoying the small things in life, which is clearly not mindfulness.

>> When you realize that this tomato could be the last tomato you’ll be eating

You're confusing Stoicism with Mindfulness.

Re: Show HN: Life calendar – use the concept of Memento mori to embrace every week

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Post by vanka »

I did once a similar project, but for Mac only. The project was not successful at all, maybe I didn't market it properly, but it seems people don't know how to use it (it needs a lot of determination from a user).

Now I'm thinking of pivoting this thing, maybe someone want to collaborate? The siteL https://motley.place, sorry but the intro video is in Russian.

Re: Show HN: Life calendar – use the concept of Memento mori to embrace every week

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Post by shawa_a_a »

matwood wrote: post #39
yessirwhatever wrote: post #17

I read a quote today that I think is relevant: > “Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them how to cry when pets and people die. Show them the infinite pleasure in the touch of a hand. And make…

> The idea that one needs to do something memorable I agree, which is why I try to view the little things as memorable. Laying on the couch with my dog or cooking for my wife is a little thing, but amazing and memorable. Doom scrolling, not so much.

I’ve recently incorporated exactly this into my journaling routine and find it a delight to look back on. At the end of the day I’ll be sure to write down one or two perfectly run-of-the-mill, but joyful things that happened to me, or that I noticed that day.

For example meeting a particularly friendly dog on the metro, a peculiar piece of graffiti, or just something a friend said that I found particularly funny.

It’s these small little moments that when stitched together over time that make up a “life well lived” in my opinion, much more so than setting large lofty goals or striving for doing “memorable” things.

Re: Show HN: Life calendar – use the concept of Memento mori to embrace every week

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Post by jehb »

tmarice wrote: post #20

Love the concept, not so much the execution. The "Login after customizing everything" and "Pay to remove the watermark which renders the calendar useless" are borderline dark patterns. But on the positive, it gave me an idea to make my own version of this calendar, sans the money grab.

The watermark literally just fell off of the document when I opened it in Inkscape. Everything else (except the watermark) rendered there, so it was completely clean just by opening. (Sorry, OP.)
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