![]() ![]() On it, everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. ![]() But for us, it’s different.Ĭonsider again that dot. 18 Uncommon Stats to Set Your 2018 Perspectiveįrom this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of any particular interest.The Earth “Overview Effect” that Inspires Astronauts.I’ve mentioned the Pale Blue Dot on the blog twice before if you’re interested: ![]() The Voyager 1 space probe took the famous Pale Blue Dot photo from 3.7 billion miles away from Earth - it had been traveling in space for over 12 years at the time the picture was taken. It may be the single best thing I’ve ever found to set (or reset) perspective. You can check out a video (of the audio) or read the transcript below. I always stop what I’m doing to take a few minutes to read or watch it again. A few times during the research process, I came across Carl Sagan’s timeless Pale Blue Dot speech. I’ve been doing a bunch of research for my first eBook on the topic of life purpose. ![]()
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