I think most all of us have heard of this one. 80% of the wealth for 20% the population, 20% the effort 80% the result (apparently), and so on.
I’m quite convinced that it’s 80% the joy in one’s life experienced in the first 20% of its duration. with the average 80 year lifespan, that means that by age 16, we’ve experienced 4/5ths the joy we’re set to get. One can still feel it trickling up until around 20-24, but after that we’re just chewing the flavourless gum waiting for the next bin to spit it out into.
When my late cousin […]