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Don't Let Time Slip By |
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In 2002 National Geographic magazine interviewed
submarine-builder Karl Stanley. Stanly works with experimental
submarines. It's very dangerous work. The sub could
implode. There could be an air leak. A dozen other
things could go seriously wrong and put an end to Stanley's life .
The interviewer noted that Stanley seemed unconcerned about
the danger. That prompted the question, was there anything
that Stanley did fear?
"Stanley responded by leaning forward and pulling out a folded
piece of paper, dirty and worn. He opened it and showed me how
it had 52 squares across and about 110 rows down. 'Each Sunday
I fill in a block, making my way across in an entire year,' he said,
his eyebrows lifting to make sure I was following. 'And then
each year I move down a row.' He pointed to the top quarter of
the page, which was colored in, block by block in all manner of lead
and ink."
"The Do-It-Yourself Submariner" - National Geographic, November 2002
It turns out that the adventurer feared the idea of time slipping
by. He wanted to make sure that he was keenly aware of the
days, weeks, months and years that comprised his life so as to not
miss a minute of it!
We've recreated Stanley's spreadsheet for you
here. Print
it out and start using it today! Don't miss a minute of
your life!
The right time is ANY time that one is still so lucky as to have.
"The Ambassadors" by Henry James
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