I'm 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be 48. That's the trouble with us. We number everything. Take women, for example. I think they deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of 28 and 40.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If a year had fifteen months, I’d be younger; we love to quantify everything, even women’s age ranges.
- In plain terms
- Counting months would make me seem younger, showing our obsession with numbers.
- What can you take from it?
- Don’t let arbitrary numbers dictate self‑worth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we cling to numbers?
- How can we redefine age perception?
Another view
Metrics can sometimes highlight real disparities.
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