Timeframe Milestones that a person primarily goes by to gauge things in their life can say a lot about them, as well as say a lot about the state of the world when looking at what timeframe milestones the majority use.

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Well, made it through another decade. (10 years)
Well, made it through another year. (12 months)
Well, made it through another season. (~3-5 months)
Well, made it through another month. (~30 days)
Well, made it through another week. (7 days)
Well, made it through another work week. (~4-6 days)
Well, made it through another day. (24 hours)
Well, made it through another work day. (~6-12 hours)
Well, made it through another morning/afternoon/evening/night. (~3-8 hours)
Well, made it through another hour. (60 minutes)
Well, made it through another minute. (60 seconds)
Well, made it through another second.
etc.

There are still plenty of other timeframe 'milestones' one can use, with many being specific to individuals and their goals, environment, etc.:

... another election season
... another monsoon season
... another round of layoffs
etc.

Timeframe 'milestones' that a person uses to gauge their life by says a lot about them; what their priorities, concerns and goals are; what their careers and jobs are; how affluent they are; their likely age range, health status, and potentially even their general geographical location/continent.

The timeframe they go by can even reveal how informed and how aware -or how uninformed and how unaware- of reality they are.

I know there are some who note each one of those down to "work day" when those timeframes pass, but I expect most to primarily use only one of those to gauge their life by.

Also, while I expect very few in the world likely think in terms of staying alive or 'making it through' another second, I am confident that there are plenty of people living in certain conditions, locations and who are in certain situations (particularly health-wise) where every additional second of something bad not happening, or even still being alive, is a 'milestone'.

The prevalence of specific timeframes being commonly heard noted/used among those in our lives is also a very useful gauge. I think the most common that I experience noted by others in my digital and non-digital interactions is "day".

I expect the state of the world now is at the point where the majority of those in our lives are also using the "day" or "work day" milestones. But I believe this is shifting quickly to several starting to go by periods of a day as being the timeframe milestone that is most commonly used.

"Well, we made it through another afternoon/a few more hours without WW3 starting."
"Hope the world didn't blow itself up while I was in bed last night."
"Let's see what new insanity the world is up to this morning."

I think the shift is well underway where the primary timeframe milestone being used by those we interact with to gauge 'making it through' without something even worse happening is changing from whole days/work days down to merely periods of a day.

I expect the majority of people shifting downward to the narrower timeframe is not too far away. I also expect that it will only briefly shift to the majority using that timeframe milestone before quickly jumping down to going by mere hours -or even the minutes/seconds- where something even worse hasn't happened.

This showerthought shifted into then wondering if people who use the metric system still use the term 'milestone', or do they say 'kilometerstone'?

- Well, made it through another decade. (10 years) - Well, made it through another year. (12 months) - Well, made it through another season. (~3-5 months) - Well, made it through another month. (~30 days) - Well, made it through another week. (7 days) - Well, made it through another work week. (~4-6 days) - Well, made it through another day. (24 hours) - Well, made it through another work day. (~6-12 hours) - Well, made it through another morning/afternoon/evening/night. (~3-8 hours) - Well, made it through another hour. (60 minutes) - Well, made it through another minute. (60 seconds) - Well, made it through another second. - etc. There are still plenty of other timeframe 'milestones' one can use, with many being specific to individuals and their goals, environment, etc.: - ... another election season - ... another monsoon season - ... another round of layoffs - etc. Timeframe 'milestones' that a person uses to gauge their life by says a lot about them; what their priorities, concerns and goals are; what their careers and jobs are; how affluent they are; their likely age range, health status, and potentially even their general geographical location/continent. The timeframe they go by can even reveal how informed and how aware -or how uninformed and how unaware- of reality they are. I know there are some who note each one of those down to "work day" when those timeframes pass, but I expect most to primarily use only one of those to gauge their life by. Also, while I expect very few in the world likely think in terms of staying alive or 'making it through' another second, I am confident that there are plenty of people living in certain conditions, locations and who are in certain situations (particularly health-wise) where every additional second of something bad not happening, or even still being alive, is a 'milestone'. The prevalence of specific timeframes being commonly heard noted/used among those in our lives is also a very useful gauge. I think the most common that I experience noted by others in my digital and non-digital interactions is "day". I expect the state of the world now is at the point where the majority of those in our lives are also using the "day" or "work day" milestones. But I believe this is shifting quickly to several starting to go by periods of a day as being the timeframe milestone that is most commonly used. - "Well, we made it through another afternoon/a few more hours without WW3 starting." - "Hope the world didn't blow itself up while I was in bed last night." - "Let's see what new insanity the world is up to this morning." I think the shift is well underway where the primary timeframe milestone being used by those we interact with to gauge 'making it through' without something even worse happening is changing from whole days/work days down to merely periods of a day. I expect the majority of people shifting downward to the narrower timeframe is not too far away. I also expect that it will only briefly shift to the majority using that timeframe milestone before quickly jumping down to going by mere hours -or even the minutes/seconds- where something even worse hasn't happened. --- This showerthought shifted into then wondering if people who use the metric system still use the term 'milestone', or do they say 'kilometerstone'?

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You take entirely way too long of showers. Get on your knees and put your hands behind your head. EPA officials are already en-route and will be at your location in ~4 minutes and 52 seconds~.

Joking aside, well put.

The term 'living paycheck to paycheck' has roots for a reason and may have a roll in the general state of being. Being paid per day or per gig isn't new by any means but it's becoming more common and 'main stream'. This is going to be noticed more in general as it permeates a community as a whole.

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