Lux Narayan, a data scientist that studied thousands of published obituaries spanning two years laid out some pretty interesting statistics for us to consider as working professionals.
Not only was there a lesson on how one’s entire life and legacy gets re-lived and recalled in only a few paragraphs, but the data itself was extremely eye opening.
When do we expect to hit our peaks? When will we achieve the moments we will be most remembered for?
For the younger generation, your time has yet to come. But of course, it depend on what you do and what you hope to accomplish.
- If you’re in professional sports, your glory moment comes at the age of 28.
- Art and entertainment professionals hit their stride at 35.
- If you’re a CEO, you’re most commonly remembered for what you did at 40.
- Higher education level professionals, such as doctors and lawyers, hit their working stride at 42.
- Finally, politicians, and rightfully so, average out at 45.
More than anything, this data should tell us just how much life we have left to live. We are only just getting started on our own personal journeys.
What are you working for? And more importantly, what do you want to be remembered for accomplishing?