50 Words and 6,000 Days

Michael J. Motta
1 min readMar 1, 2017

According to my calculations, if I live to an average age, I have ~6,000 “productive” days left before I become a tree. I intend to spend them putting myself out there, cringing at the thought of failure, hoping to add value, knowing I may not.

Jim Croce said it best:

If it gets me nowhere, I’ll go there proud.

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Michael J. Motta
Michael J. Motta

Written by Michael J. Motta

Asst. Professor of Politics. Writes here about productivity, learning, journaling, life. Author of Long Term Person, Short Term World.

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