How Can You Tell if Your Life Is On Track
Sir Ray Avery, entrepreneur and author of Rebel With A Cause, says it's as easy as counting your days. He's 65. So he's "got about 5,625 days to live." Then he just works backward to plan. Via Techcrunch HT 99U, Mind-blowingly simple yet it makes so much sense. 9 minutes in to his famous Stanford commencement speech Steve Jobs discussed the importance he placed on thinking about death during life, And scientists agree he's on to something. Thinking about death really does help us prioritize and be better people. Candy Chang gave an inspirational TED talk about a project that asked people to finish the sentence "Before I die I want to", , , I'd love to write more but I've got less than 20,000 days left. So much to do, This piece originally appeared on Barking Up the Wrong Tree. Join 25K+ readers. Get a free weekly update via email here. Related posts, What 10 things should you do every day to improve your life?, What five things can make sure you never stop growing and learning?, What do people regret the most before they die?