Life Weeks Chart

A visualization technique that helps people understand their mortality and remaining time, inspiring action and purpose.

Core Concept

• Calculate remaining weeks of life based on expected lifespan (e.g., living to 80)
• Create visual chart showing total weeks left
• Mark off weeks as they pass with black dots
• Creates urgency and perspective about time remaining

Origin Story (Time Left App)

• Founder did personal calculation at age 35
  • Determined he had ~600 months left to live
  • Inspired by Wait But Why blog post "Your Life in Weeks"
• Put visualization on wall
  • Marked off one week at a time with black dot
  • Used as motivation tool
• Led to creating Time Left app concept
  • Wanted others to realize limited time remaining
  • Inspired by quote "every man has 2 lives and the second begins when he realizes he only has 1"

Impact

• Creates sense of urgency about life choices
• Helps prioritize what matters
• Makes abstract concept of time remaining more tangible
• Can be motivating or overwhelming depending on perspective
• Drives people to create bucket lists and life goals

Business Evolution

• Initially started as bucket list app
• Evolved through multiple iterations
  • Bucket list social network
  • Dream-sharing platform
  • Eventually became dinner meetup service
• Shows how visualization concept can inspire different applications