[sarreph]

With the major caveat, of course, that you can't read your obituary when it's 'realised'.

[shogun21]

Unless you fake your own death! :)

[pbiggar]

Wouldn't you basically be realizing it every year, hopefully getting closer and closer to your goals. In fact, on any particular day you would know "if I die today, i know what my obituary would be".

[mkramlich]

exception: the obituary for the man who created a time travel device.