What is an Exasecond?
Similar to other prefixes like micro, mili, kilo, mega, giga, an exasecond describes a unit of time that is a multiple of a second. This is 10¹⁸ seconds; converted, it's just under 32 billion years. Why is this significant? The age of the universe (14 billion), coming in at about half of this number. This is meaningful to me because in a way, this singular term rather simply describes a time period in which we are right in the middle of. It suggests a long history, and yet, an uncharted future. This unknown clarity encourages us to continue forth, realizing that we get to choose what the other half will look like. Choose how you spend yours carefully. Our story is not over, nor has it just begun.








