I recently came across data on how we spend our time over the course of our lives.
The insights are simultaneously inspiring and depressing.
Here are 6 graphs everyone needs to see:
The insights are simultaneously inspiring and depressing.
Here are 6 graphs everyone needs to see:
Time Spent With Parents & Siblings
Peaks in childhood and declines after age 20.
Lesson: Prioritize and cherish every moment.
Peaks in childhood and declines after age 20.
Lesson: Prioritize and cherish every moment.
Time Spent With Friends
Peaks at age 18 and declines sharply to a low baseline.
Lesson: Invest your energy in the healthy, meaningful friendships that last.
Peaks at age 18 and declines sharply to a low baseline.
Lesson: Invest your energy in the healthy, meaningful friendships that last.
Time Spent With Partner
Trends upwards until death.
Lesson: Never settle for less than love.
Trends upwards until death.
Lesson: Never settle for less than love.
Time Spent With Children
Peaks in your 30s and declines sharply thereafter.
Lesson: Slow down and embrace the sweetness.
Peaks in your 30s and declines sharply thereafter.
Lesson: Slow down and embrace the sweetness.
Time Spent With Coworkers
Steady during the prime working years from age 20-60.
Lesson: Find work—and coworkers—that create energy in your life.
Steady during the prime working years from age 20-60.
Lesson: Find work—and coworkers—that create energy in your life.
Time Spent Alone
Steadily increases throughout your life.
Lesson: Find happiness and joy in the time you have to yourself.
Steadily increases throughout your life.
Lesson: Find happiness and joy in the time you have to yourself.
How We Spend Our Time
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All of this data reminds me of one of my favorite sayings:
The days are long but the years are short.
The days are long but the years are short.
Last summer I was on a walk with my newborn and an older man approached me.
He said:
“I remember standing here with my newborn daughter. An old man came up to me and said ‘It goes by fast, cherish it.’ Well, my daughter is 45 now. It goes by fast, cherish it.”
It hit me hard.
He said:
“I remember standing here with my newborn daughter. An old man came up to me and said ‘It goes by fast, cherish it.’ Well, my daughter is 45 now. It goes by fast, cherish it.”
It hit me hard.
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