I’ve been getting really into the dodgy world of productivity and getting things done subject matter lately, which is probably why I’m so drawn to this bit of thinking that lead to the creation of the linear calendar,
“My older brother and I used to talk about the idea that it can be harmful to think of time as circular or cyclical (i.e. repeating days, weeks, years) as opposed to linear, because for us it tended to encourage a sort of complacency in thinking: ‘Well, this week wasn’t so great, but another one just like it is coming up,’” Johnson tells Co.Design. “But when we reminded ourselves to think of time with a linear instead of circular metaphor, each day or span of time felt a bit more precious, fleeting, and important to use well.”
(Via Co.Design)