A billion seconds feels like a lot. It’s about 31 years.

I’m in the middle of my 53rd year, which means that I might no longer be a time billionaire.

Let’s assume that my healthspan is 70 (aggressive, but I work on it daily), and my lifespan is 80 (statistically, also a little aggressive). That gives me half a billion seconds of healthy living left and 0.85 billion seconds of total life. 

One way to look at this is, “Damn, I used to be a multi-time billionaire and now I’m not. What have I done so far?”

Another is, “Damn, half a billion seconds is a lot of time left. What can I do?”

Still, a third is, “Damn, I’m grateful for the time I’ve had and the time left to come.”

All three are valid. 

Either you are or were a time billionaire. The time is yours. 


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