TIME LEFT TOGETHER
How many more times will you see them?
Most people overestimate how much time they have with the people they love. Three questions. One number. The math you've been avoiding.
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WHY THIS NUMBER
We're wired to think about time as an open horizon. “Someday I'll…” works because the future feels infinite until suddenly it doesn't.
The math doesn't care about that wiring. If your mother is 70 and you call her once a week, you have about 470 more calls. If your daughter is 11 and lives at home, you have ~2,555 more nights under one roof before the count starts dropping fast.
Those aren't scary numbers. They're honest ones. Honest numbers are easier to plan around than vague ones. You can do a lot with 470 calls if you stop treating them as infinite.
WHAT THE MATH LOOKS LIKE
Three honest scenarios.
YOUR DAD AT 70
~108
More dinners. If you eat with him every month and he reaches average US life expectancy.
YOUR 8-YEAR-OLD
~3,650
More nights under one roof. About 45% are ones they'll actually remember.
YOUR BEST FRIEND AT 45
~68
More visits. If you see them twice a year and either of you makes it to 80.