When Cesar Kuriyama saved up enough money to quit his advertising job at the age of 30, he planned to take a year off to travel and spend time with family.
To document the year, Kuriyama filmed one second of video every day.
"After just six weeks, I realised I was going to be doing that for the rest of my life," he says.
After editing the clips into a single video, Kuriyama had not only a record of daily life, but a new perspective on how he lived day to day.
Inspired by the experience, he developed a smartphone app, "1 Second Everyday", which will allow users to create their own videos.
The app is scheduled to be released on Thursday.
Everyone will probably have a different experience with their videos, he says, but he says self-reflection is never a bad thing.
Produced by the BBC's David Botti
Video material courtesy: Cesar Kuriyama