Comments on: Month Clock http://tod.fm/month-clock/ :) Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:06:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: tod http://tod.fm/month-clock/#comment-31 tod Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:21:44 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=201#comment-31 You don't have to count down to a certain age like I do. You might count down until you're finished with college, or something like that. In my case, 40 is a long way off. Taking a long view of the future is really interesting. It seems much more real to me than thinking "I'll turn 40 someday (not too soon I hope!)" I suppose it could be stressful, but to me, it's a motivator. I don't want to sleepwalk my way to middle age like a lot of people do. The fact that I will get old someday is definitely an unpleasant truth -- I don't obsess about it, but I want to keep it on my radar screen just enough so that it agitates me. Hence the widget. P.S. You made me realize that the month as a unit of planning is seriously underused. P.P.S If it makes you uncomfortable, I've done my job. ;) You don’t have to count down to a certain age like I do. You might count down until you’re finished with college, or something like that.

In my case, 40 is a long way off. Taking a long view of the future is really interesting. It seems much more real to me than thinking “I’ll turn 40 someday (not too soon I hope!)” I suppose it could be stressful, but to me, it’s a motivator. I don’t want to sleepwalk my way to middle age like a lot of people do. The fact that I will get old someday is definitely an unpleasant truth — I don’t obsess about it, but I want to keep it on my radar screen just enough so that it agitates me. Hence the widget.

P.S. You made me realize that the month as a unit of planning is seriously underused.
P.P.S If it makes you uncomfortable, I’ve done my job. ;)

]]> By: Amy Mossoff http://tod.fm/month-clock/#comment-30 Amy Mossoff Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:52:44 +0000 http://Blog.ByTod.com/?p=201#comment-30 I don't see how the widget is very helpful. It would just stress me out, especially since I'll be 40 this month! But seriously, I don't like the idea of counting down months until a certain time, but I do like the idea of using a month in goal-setting. I think there is a place for monthly goals. "What do I want to accomplish this month?" is a large enough time period to take on medium-sized projects, but small enough to hold in one's mind as a chunk of time. I don’t see how the widget is very helpful. It would just stress me out, especially since I’ll be 40 this month!

But seriously, I don’t like the idea of counting down months until a certain time, but I do like the idea of using a month in goal-setting. I think there is a place for monthly goals. “What do I want to accomplish this month?” is a large enough time period to take on medium-sized projects, but small enough to hold in one’s mind as a chunk of time.

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