Time: Quality or Quantity?

Is it the quantity of time that we spend with someone that matters? Or is it the quality?

Of course quality matters. But it seems that quality cannot simply be separated from quantity—they go together. If I neglect to invest time in the relationships I care most about, that lack of time cannot be easily made up with small doses of ‘quality’ time here and there. The special moments, the ‘quality’ times, are important. They just can’t totally replace spending significant time with someone.

If quality time is the goal, it starts with showing up—and showing up often. The ones we love may not always remember every detail of what we said or did together, but they’ll always remember the fact that we were there.