Schneier called micromort a &quot;great concept&quot; (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.schneier.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;archives&#x2F;2012&#x2F;11&#x2F;micromorts_1.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.schneier.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;archives&#x2F;2012&#x2F;11&#x2F;micromorts_1....</a>).<p>&quot;There&#x27;s a related term, microlife, for things that reduce your lifespan. A microlife is 30 minutes off your life expectancy. So smoking two cigarettes has a cost of one microlife.&quot;