I Was Told I Was Going To Die Five Times A Day...
Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka|September 2018

Morgan Reardon trialled WeCroak, an app that constantly reminded her that her life could end at any moment. Here's how she got on...

Morgan Reardon
I Was Told I Was Going To Die Five Times A Day...

It's Tuesday night and I'm sipping an espresso martini while on a date with my boyfriend taking in the gorgeous sunset at Sydney Harbour. Life in that exact moment is pretty dandy and I can't help but smile. Then my phone buzzes with a new notification and the message chills me to my core. Don't forget, you're going to die' it reads.

This isn't a scene from the latest horror flick, and I don't have a crazy stalker in my life, believe it not, I've actually paid money for this message to be sent my way.

Enter WeCroak, an app that reminds you five times a day that death is imminent. The app, the brainchild of a publicist and app developer, was born out of the Bhutanese folklore saying that to be happy, we need to contemplate death five times a day. The notifications, which arrive at random intervals throughout the day, are accompanied by a 'death themed’ quote - some heavy, some lighthearted. Although a few of my pals were understandably freaked out by the idea of the app - team Cosmo included - I could see the potential value in it. Sometimes read often-I tend to sweat the small stuff, so perhaps being reminded that life is short could do me the world of good.

Monday

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