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Typical Life Span

Someone has calculated how a typical life span of 70 years is spent. Here is the estimate:

 

Sleep

23 years.

32.9%

 

Work

16 years

22.8%

 

TV

8 years

11.4%

 

Eating

6 years

8.6%

 

Travel

6 years

8.6%

 

Leisure

4.5 years.

6.5%

 

Illness

4 years

5.7%

 

Dressing

2 years

2.8%

 

Religion.

0.5 years

0.7%

 

Total

70 years

100%

Our Daily Bread, November 25, 1992
Typical Lifespan

Someone has calculated how a typical lifespan of 70 years is spent. Here is the estimate:

Sleep

23 years

.32.9%

Work

16 years

22.8%

TV

8 years

11.4%

Eating

6 years

8.6%

Travel

6 years

8.6%

Leisure

4.5 years

6.5%

Illness

4 years

5.7%

Dressing

2 years

2.8%

Religion

0.5 years

0.7%

TOTAL

70 years

100%

Our Daily Bread, November 25, 1992
Typing Error

From the Tulsa, Okla., Gusher: “There was a typo in lawyer Ed Morrison’s ad. His logo is: ‘Your case is no stronger than your attorney,’ not ‘stranger.’”

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