i am a smoker and according to the barrage of health reports out there, i am supposed to die a premature death. in singapore, life expectancy for male is about 78. i am expected to die by 50. muscle memory work is created to keep track of the books i have read. imagine 1 book a day. i am 24 expecting to die by 50. (50-24)x 365 = 9490 is the maximum number of books i get to read in my lifetime.