A data-driven look at how we spend our finite time on Earth. Adjust the sliders to see how lifestyle changes reshape an entire lifetime.
We spend 26 years asleep plus 7 years trying to fall asleep. That's 33 years — over 40% of our lives — dedicated to sleep or the pursuit of it.
The average American spends 27.6 minutes each way commuting. Over a 45-year career, that's 11,000 hours — well over a year — just getting to and from work.
Americans spend only 35 minutes per day socializing — down from 43 minutes in 2014. Meanwhile, screen time has risen to 12+ hours per day across all devices.