Our lives slip past us at an alarming rate of knots. And so often in that slipstream we forget what we’ve done, moments we’ve shared and that includes those of us obsessed with taking photographs.
When I came across this TED video I was struck by the simplicity of it and just how impactive it was. To record one second of your life, every single day for the rest of your life, from a first person point of view, you get to capture everything without spoiling the moment or taking away from real-time you are sharing with people and the creative outcome is ridiculously impressive.
Watch this video and tell me, can you imagine doing this and seeing your life this way? What would it feel like? Does it inspire you to take just one second out of your day to record your life? I think I’m going to try it…
Alex J. Cavanaugh says
June 20, 2014 at 11:44 amFive hour video of fifty years of his life – that is really wild if you think about it.
My wife used to snap photos all the time and I bet something similar could be done that way,
Margot Kinberg says
June 20, 2014 at 12:49 pmRebecca – What a fascinating idea! It must be interesting to look back after a few years and see how far one’s come.
Rebecca Bradley says
June 21, 2014 at 1:34 pmExactly. And I officially started mine yesterday š
Jacqui Murray says
June 20, 2014 at 5:53 pmWhat he did–take a year off every seven years–reminds me of the now-popular Genius Hour in classrooms, where we give students 20% of their ed time to pursue their passions.
What a cool video.
Rebecca Bradley says
June 21, 2014 at 1:34 pmIt’s great isn’t it. And I’ve started mine š
Julie Flanders says
June 20, 2014 at 8:32 pmThis is totally amazing. Love it!
Rebecca Bradley says
June 21, 2014 at 1:33 pmI’m glad you liked it. I was inspired by it and recorded my first second yesterday š
stephie5741 says
June 20, 2014 at 8:56 pmInteresting idea. What if one day we could record every second of our lives…and then we could go back to when we were 15, 20, 25…and watch it all again. Would that be a good thing? I suspect not… What’s scary is, that technology will probably exist someday. (Well, it already does, but nobody’s going to run a camera 24/7 and store it all!)
Rebecca Bradley says
June 21, 2014 at 1:33 pmI’m not sure I’d like the idea of every second! One second is doable š
D.A,Cairns says
June 20, 2014 at 10:49 pmMmm…bad timing for me. I am trying hard to forget a lot of stuff. I am reminded of a Creed song in which Scott Stapp sings, “I think I’m holding on to life too tight.”
Rebecca Bradley says
June 21, 2014 at 1:32 pmAs he says in his video, the bad stuff was recorded too and it’s only a second, and hopefully one you will be past it and will be able to see just how far past it you are.
diannegray says
June 20, 2014 at 11:34 pmHeading off to watch that video now, Rebecca. It’s sounds very interesting š
Rebecca Bradley says
June 21, 2014 at 1:30 pmI hope you enjoyed it Dianne š
Carol Balawyder says
June 21, 2014 at 11:23 pmWhat a creative idea and a fantastic way to keep track of memories. š
Graeme Cumming says
June 21, 2014 at 11:37 pmWhen Cesar talked about people filming things and not experiencing them properly, it reminded me of when I bought a camcorder and spent hours filming my young children before I realised I wasn’t enjoying the time and building up proper memories in my mind. Probably slightly counter to some of what he was saying, but I now have an aversion to cameras and filming. I want the full experience without distractions. Nevertheless, I do understand where he’s coming from and I can see how this would encourage you to make sure you did something special every day. Hope it works for you, Rebecca.