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The Purpose of the Calendar

Have you ever imagined a world without a calendar? (surprisingly, I have. It's a strange world to live in) Luckily for us, we have a calendar. I can look up the correct date, meet up with appointments and deadlines, and so on. Whichever way we use the calendar, There is only one truth about them. They help us measure. If you must succeed, then you need to embrace your calendar. But the calendar is more than just numbers. There are repetitive patterns in them. Patterns that reveal their purposes and patterns we can learn from. Let's look at those repetitive patterns and how it applies to our daily lives. Pattern Number One: There are 365 days in a year. We do not have different names for each day. Unfortunately, there are only seven names to go round. Seven names not sufficient for 365 days. The only strategy the calendar could adopt is to repeat each names 52 times. Purpose Number One: The calendar intends that we repeatedly perform certain behaviors on Mondays, Tues