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Time Is Short: Memento Mori

2025-12-20Bilal

Your Life in Weeks

Each square is one week of your life.
Most people get around 4,000 weeks if they live to about 80 years.

When you see life like this, it feels different.

What Is Memento Mori

Memento Mori means “remember that you will die.”
It comes from ancient Roman and Stoic philosophy.

The Stoics did not use this idea to be sad.
They used it to remember that time is limited, so it should not be wasted.

When we think we have unlimited time, we delay things.
When we remember life ends, we start paying attention.

The 4,000 Weeks Idea

4,000 weeks sounds like a lot, but it is not.

Weeks disappear quietly.

Why I Built This Website

I built this project to make time visible.

The website shows your life as weeks already lived and weeks remaining.
It also shows how much time goes to sleep, work, and daily routine.

It is not exact.
It is meant to make you think.

Not Fear, Just Clarity

This is not about panic.

Memento mori is about clarity.

“We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.”

When you remember time is limited, you choose better how to use it.

Final Thought

You do not have infinite time.
Neither do I.

That is not a reason to rush.
It is a reason to care.

Project Website

https://you-think-you-have-time-huh.vercel.app