Washing and ironing take nine months, cleaning takes 16. Another two years and two months pass cooking the family meals.
The “life by numbers” breakdown is the work of German researchers who added up all the snatched moments of everyday activities to find how much time they take up over the average lifetime of 78 years.
The result is a fascinating picture of how we spend our lives.
Eating and drinking, whether a quick bite on the run or a leisurely lunch, takes five years.
But the average TV viewer spends six months longer than that watching their favourite programs.






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