Who We Spend Our Time WithĪ few weeks ago, I came across some data from the American Time Use Survey and Our World in Data that breaks down who we spend our time with over the course of our lives. If this piece causes even just a few of you to make positive changes in your life, I have done my job. I would encourage you to think about each graph and discuss it with your loved ones. Today's piece will force you to confront a few such harsh realities-it may feel depressing, yet simultaneously inspiring. I expect I'm not alone: Time is suddenly on all of our minds.Īnd while this may force us to confront some harsh realities, I would encourage you to consider this a small "tax" on all of the benefit you gain from deepening your respect for-and appreciation of-time. Perhaps it was the birth of my son-which created a visceral awareness of the passage of precious moments that we will never get back. Perhaps it was the abrupt realization that my parents wouldn't be around forever. Perhaps it was COVID-the forced slowdown of our lives that gave rise to a mass re-evaluation of priorities. From feeling that time was limitless-a non-factor-to feeling that time was depressingly limited-the only factor. In that period, I went from feeling the invincibility of youth to the fragility of adulthood. My relationship with time has fundamentally morphed over the last few years. ![]() If there is one topic I think about most frequently, it is time.
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