Life in Weeks
Productivity
life visualization
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
2 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.27.
Idea: 1 for, 6 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean design and bookmarkable URLs.
From 1 comment
I liked how you built the /die/{n} URL so that you can just bookmark it and it will update for you. Nice work.
coding123 on HN
Interesting visualization that prompts reflection.
From 1 comment
This is pretty cool. I like this: "If it takes 50 weeks to become advanced at any skill, you can learn about 44 new skills during your career or 64 if you include retirement.…
xwowsersx on HN
Objections
Visualization induces anxiety or depression about mortality.
From 4 comments
I remember I built this exact same thing. I was bored at work and made a small counter of how much money I earned per second, and I enjoyed very much how the number was…
makach on HNThat visualization is anxiety inducing
bgdkbtv on HNChrist this scares me. No thanks!
unixhero on HNam I the only one who thinks tools that induce time anxiety aren't really healthy? i'd rather use a carrot than a stick. this is a psychological stick.
tempsy on HN
Zoom behaviour of the page is inconsistent.
From 1 comment
I really hate webpages where things don't zoom consistently. Zoom should scale everything the same. Just like how zoom works in real life, or essentially any other context with…
Enginerrrd on HN
Asking for birthdate up front feels privacy-invasive.
From 1 comment
I can see the point, but any website that starts with asking for confidential info is a turn off. Makes me think about privacy policy, which is a time waste.
ddsea on HN
Requests
Use country life expectancy based on location.
From 1 comment
It will be nice to use geolocation to use the life expectancy of the country the person lives on (with a couple of areas that have their own numbers: Sardinia, Okinawa, Icaria,…
maury91 on HN
Group by people you care about, not only accomplishments.
From 1 comment
I think another way to design this is less around 'accomplishments', but design it around yourself and the ages of people you care for (relatives, friends, loved ones, etc).…
seltzered_ on HN
Use a more accurate or customizable lifespan estimate.
From 1 comment
Nice. But optimistic as it assume you will get to live to 90. I think there are actuarial tables where you can get an estimate based on your age. Or just mark ~75 as expected and…
huherto on HN
Questions
Would a zoomable timescale be valuable?
From 1 comment
Do you think it's valuable to zoom in and out of timescales for a tool like this?
shahahmed on HN
Alternatives named
timestripe
From 1 comment
Check out https://timestripe.com/ — a similar thing, but fancier
apnkv on HN
wage clock style money counters
From 1 comment
I built something similar called "wage clock" that ran in the system tray. The killer feature was you could set sub timers for things like going for coffee or to the bathroom.…
fhbdukfrh on HN