Your Entire Life… in 3 Minutes Flat!

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In case you missed my post a few days ago (and shame on you if you did!), go back and check out Clive Johnson’s story in Fast Company featuring Gordon Bell, the Microsoft scientist who, among other things, is recording every moment of his life. Yes, every moment. Aside from the weirdness of the idea, there’s some pretty darned interesting implications, if you ask me.

However, in a follow-up post, Clive asks, “What would it be like to review your entire life in three minutes?” If I were you, I’d take a moment to think about the implications of this one, too. Especially since you’ll probably be doing it in the very near future.

“Imagine being 60 years old, and having one psychologically significant picture taken from each month of an entire life’s archive. That’s 720 photos. Scroll them by at the speed that Bill experienced — four per second — and your life would flash by in three minutes. What in god’s name would that feel like?”

If you didn’t read the comments, go back - you missed the best part. Especially the ones who say they might start doing this with their toddlers. Imagine presenting your daughter or son such an archive on their wedding day!

Makes me wish I had a time machine, to go back and capture those photos I no longer have, or missed. Now I have to rely on just plain ol’ carbon-based neurons; alas, they’re going fast.

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