- One way to build perspective on relationships is to do some quick maths on how many hours you might have left with them throughout your life. While that may stress you out it's a pretty effective to enjoy each moment with them more thoroughly. --- "Spending 58 days over 29 years with a friend is infinitesimal compared with the 4,851 days that Americans will spend interacting with media during that same time period. Distractions are hard to avoid." - [Link](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/harvard-happiness-study-relationships/672753/) "This is a common experience. We don’t always know why we do things or why we don’t do things, and we may not understand what is holding us at a distance from the people in our life." - [Link](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/harvard-happiness-study-relationships/672753/)