DeathProgress VS generate_life_calendar

I like this idea so much I made an app that makes my wallpaper show what percentage of my life is already gone by, but only one person (a good friend) that I've shown it to IRL has actually liked it.

App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.machineryc...

Source code: https://github.com/ethanmdavidson/DeathProgress

This isn't the first time I've shared these links, but I hope it doesn't come across as spammy because 1) I'm not selling anything and 2) articles like this keep getting posted, which implies this is a topic some people are just discovering

This is an Android Live Wallpaper that displays the percentage of your life that has already gone by. Being constantly reminded that life is finite will force you to think about how you spend your time.

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.machinerychorus.lifeprogresswallpaper

Source: https://github.com/ethanmdavidson/DeathProgress

The inspiration for this wallpaper came from the article "Your Life in Weeks"[0] by Tim Urban. From the article: If you multiply the volume of a .05 carat diamond by the number of weeks in 90 years (4,680), it adds up to just under a tablespoon. Looking at this spoon of diamonds, there’s one very clear question to ask: “Are you making the most of your weeks?”

[0] https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html

I made a live wallpaper for android based on this idea. It shows what percentage of your life has already gone by. Some people find this depressing, but I think it's a good reminder to think about how I spend my time.

app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.machineryc...

code: https://github.com/ethanmdavidson/DeathProgress

A nice visual version of this memento mori is Tim Urban's "Your Life in Weeks":

https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html

I then used this nice online PDF generator, printed out my personalized calendar, and kept it in my home office with a pen nearby, checking off the weeks occasionally.

Spending some time to check off the first ~2k weeks of my life was quite an emotional thing, actually.

https://www.ekn.io/calendar/

Thanks, I will check out the live wallpaper. There's also the Wait But Why post about this [1] with a calendar that they sell. My favorite option, however, is the customizable calendar written by someone else that can be generated online or run locally (Python), both adapting to your date of birth for easier use, and the Python code can obviously be customized for any of your other needs by editing the script [2].

[1] https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html

[2] https://github.com/eriknyquist/generate_life_calendar