“No duh,” you might say.

Or, “no it’s not,” you might say.

Still, I find it a powerful thought. One year seems like almost nothing — it can pass in a flash. I’ve procrastinated many projects and reunions well past one year without blinking. Yet 1% of a life seems monstrous. Thinking of a year in this way seems to put it in perspective.

Coming soon: 3.65 days is 1% of a year…
53 minutes is…