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Tikker – The wrist watch that counts down your life

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Re: Tikker – The wrist watch that counts down your life

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post #8

I find "weeks of life" the most familiar repeating pattern. Take a moment to realize there are "only" about 1000 weeks in 20 years. Now think about your weekly patterns and start counting down. Bonus depression for the morning, your chance of cancer doubles every decade.

Damn... now I'm depressed :D

Re: Tikker – The wrist watch that counts down your life

#25
post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hope a progress bar would be too slowly moving to be of any use!

That's not what I meant. "18262 days" doesn't say much, but a progress meter (or maybe a pie chart with "Life lived" & "Life left") is more informative IMO.

Ah. I agree it would be more informative but also more depressing: a countdown gives you a (inaccurate of course) number of days left to 'make the most of'; showing the number of days done gives you an (accurate) count of days you (perhaps) haven't made the most of.

But to be honest the App was something I quickly put together in a few hours and I didn't really consider alternatives to a countdown.

Re: Tikker – The wrist watch that counts down your life

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post #24

Actually, I'd love a generalized countdown clock. Not necessarily for my lifespan, but set it up for goals like, "My side project will be profitable in 2 months."

What about an app that does that?

They exist. I use one that counts down to anniversaries, birthdays, and project milestones. It's not good enough to merit mentioning, but if you search the app store for 'countdown', you'll find several.
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