Joshua Iwata

In Steve Job's famous commencement speech he said "Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent." and "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." I think about death a lot actually. I have a 'loading bar' tattoo on my right wrist that represents 100 years and it's 1/3 full (I was 33 when I got it). I feel extremely motivated considering my mortality, but some days it's hard to not find it depressing. How do you cope with the very real fact that we all have a limited time? Does it motivate or distract you when trying to make your dent in the universe as you build your startup?

Steve Jobs famously said in his 2005 commencement speech "... death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent." and "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life". I think about my remaining time a lot actually, so much so that I have a tattoo of a 'loading bar' on my wrist that represents 100 years, it's 1/3 full (I was 33 when I got it). I find considering my mortality extremely motivating but at time pretty sad. How do you deal with "Life's change agent" to stay motivated to make your dent in the universe?