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A Theory of Lifecycles
reading time: 4 minutes
The sun rises. You pour coffee. You get your list of things to-do ready and by evening, both are drained again. Tomorrow, the pattern repeats. This isn’t monotony, it’s rhythm, and rhythm is how nature stays alive.
The Nested Rhythms of Being
We live inside cycles like Russian dolls. Each day pulses with its own circadian heartbeat: wake, work, rest, repeat. Zoom out and you find the weekly sprint—five days grinding toward Friday’s brief reprieve. Zoom out further: biweekly paychecks structure our spending, monthly bills anchor our planning, annual birthdays and holidays mark the passage of seasons.