Victus Spiritus

You can

• quickly read this post
• watch a clock's second hand tick by, paying close attention to each moment as it slips away
• worry about something that you can't change
• decide to launch a startup that will revolutionize a novel market
• reminisce about emotional memories that define who you are
• scan a few emails and respond briefly
• read a Disqus reply and comment back to the author
• read updates from folks you follow on twitter or browse a list
• post a thought or share an article on a microblog
• take a morning picture and email it to everyone who follows you on tumblr or posterous
• install a mobile app a good friend or article suggests
• send a text message to your life mate to remind them how much you love them
• begin a how to tutorial for a potent developer tool
• call your parents and let them know you're safe and doing well
• imagine countless threads reaching out to inspect an ever growing virtual information space (map)
• observe the product of those tendrils refined back into a single message (reduce)
• donate $25 to an entrepreneur through Kiva and change a community
• reach out to a dear friend to let them know they are forever in your thoughts
• sketch out a simple interface with Balsamiq
• watch a third of a video which captures the spirit of Manhattan
  • get pulled into another 60 seconds of watching...
  • get pulled into a final 60 seconds of watching
• decide that every minute counts in the minute before we cease