Agreed, @petesays. Doing mindless things that have no output other than passing time is such a waste of the true gift we have by being aware of the world around us. Instead of reading to improve one's mind, some watch embarrassingly bad television designed to turn anyone into a moron. Why do that when it produces nothing but blank frames?

I often go stand on our back deck in total darkness to listen to the night sounds of frogs and crickets and see the fireflies and smell the damp- organic aroma of the surrounding forest. I cannot remember all of the times, of course, but I do remember the accumulated joy of being in nature, and that counts.

One of the reasons i arise so early every day is that I like the solitude of the morning when the world is still asleep but nature is in full speed ahead. I almost daily take a cup of tea out in the darkness and stand at the deck rail for as long as it takes to drink the tea, just to enjoy. I can usually hear an owl, four different kinds of frogs chirping like birds, an occasional coyote in the distance (recent invaders from the Western US), and Whipporwills, as dawn approaches. That is better than anything TV could offer me.

Someday, as often happens in the final moments, I may need to quickly review my timeline and the more moments there are of hearing birds and frogs, I'm certain the more satisfied I will be with a life well lived.

And now, there is even the beginning possibility of creating a timeline on the Steemit blockchain! A simple version is scanning down the postign thumbnails can reflect your past activity; each with a written dialog should you want to stop and read about the day.

We actually can collect daily snapshots of our timelines! How cool is that!