The Uncomfortable Math About Time With Your Parents

By age 35, you've already experienced 90%+ of your total time with most people who matter to you.

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Last week, I was interviewing a CEO for my podcast when we got onto the topic of work-life balance. I mentioned something I'd read from blogger Tim Urban: once you move out of your parents' house, you've already spent about 90% of the total time you'll ever spend with them.

The CEO stopped mid-sentence. "That can't be right."

So we did the math together.

His parents were 74. He was 47. He saw them every other month for a weekend. After ten minutes with a calculator, he went pale. "Forty-eight," he said. "If I'm lucky, forty-eight more visits."

He left the interview early. Later that evening, he texted me a photo from his parents' dining room. "Drove three hours. Worth it."