MyPriceslessTime - Think & Grow : Stories and reflections on Time

$86,400 a Day: The Game Everyone Wants to Play

They say there’s a strange lottery where the winner receives a fortune every single day — but under rules as unfair as they are absolute. A thought-provoking story that might just change the way you see your own life.

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reading time:6 minutes

We say 50 BC, but how did people count the years… before Jesus?

Time didn't start with Jesus. Who chose his birth as year 1? Why did a monk fudge the math? And how did people track time before him? A witty and sharp dive into the strange origins of our calendar system.

MyPricelessTime
reading time:7 minutes

Time is a Joke: Why We Can’t Even Agree on the Start of the Week

Why does the week start on Sunday in some places and on Monday in others? A journey through the madness of calendars, cultural quirks, and the ultimate truth: nature doesn’t care.

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reading time:4 minutes

Time – Pink Floyd’s Wake-Up Call That Still Rings True

Time flies, and Pink Floyd tried to warn us. In 1973, they wrote a song about wasting life without realizing it. Fast forward to today—was anyone listening?

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reading time:3 minutes

1582:The Year We Lost 10 Days: Blame Julius Caesar’s Bad Math

In 1582, entire countries lost 10 days overnight. Why? Because Julius Caesar was bad at math! This article takes you on a time-traveling journey into the absurdity of our calendar system and why time is anything but natural.

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reading time:5 minutes

Mindfulness? We Had It Before It Was Cool—Just Ask the Pre-Rewinding Generation

Before mindfulness became a wellness trend, we were already experts—because we had to rewind VHS tapes. But today’s kids lost that skill before they could even walk. Time to hit pause and rethink.

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reading time:5 minutes

The Retirement Trap: Why Waiting to Live Might Cost You Everything

Think retirement is when you finally start living? Reality check: by 65, your body might not keep up with your dreams. The real freedom isn’t retirement—it’s staying healthy now.

MyPricelessTime
reading time:3 minutes

The Shallot race

A poetic wake-up call for men trapped in the race for success. Are we working to live, or living to work—only to realize too late what truly matters?

The Epithete Poet
reading time:2 minutes

The Cloud of Our Hazy Lives

A poetic dive into the digital cloud, where our data lingers like fleeting clouds in the sky. Are we losing ourselves in the virtual, or is there still time to reclaim the real?

The Epithete Poet
reading time:3 minutes

Happiness in the Age of Deception

A poetic journey through time, contrasting childhood’s simple joys with today’s digital distractions. Have we lost touch with the real world in our race for virtual validation?

The Epithete Poet
reading time:2 minutes

Stories and Reflections on Time