While the desire for quality time comes from a good place, it is not part of reality. One side of us is influenced by movies and wants everything to be special. But that ideal is almost impossible to live up to and often results in disappointment.

Quality time

Instead of wishing for quality time, every minute can be quality time. It's using the time between the busy moments to hang out, and work out, and do things together.

Every day is special

Driving your children around should not be seen as an inconvenience. It is a moment between moments where you have an opportunity to connect and have fun. It is where you can share and learn things you'd never know otherwise. 
This is true for other relationships. These in-between moments, in a car, waiting for a delayed plane, allow for conversations that never would have happened otherwise. We get our best times when we look at the moments we have right in front of us.

The best quality times

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When you're too busy aiming for it, you miss the moments in front of you 
<div><a href="https://forge.medium.com/@RyanHoliday?source=post_page-----58db618c099d----------------------"><img src="https://miro.medium.com/fit/c/96/96/0*oxw8NBp_Td0n3l4_.png"></a> </div>
<figure>Credit: <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/search/photographer?family=creative&amp;photographer=Richard+Drury">Richard Drury</a>/Getty Images </figure> <img src="https://miro.medium.com/max/158/1*gw0slses4mzO7s0-fCppKw.png">I t's one of those lines we throw out casually: "I want to spend more 'quality time'... " whether it's with friends, with family, <a href="https://dailydad.com/">with your kids</a>, or <a href="https://tim.blog/2019/09/26/stillness-is-the-key-ryan-holiday/">with yourself</a>.
While the phrase certainly comes from a good place, there's a disconnect: The... 
 
 
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When you're too busy aiming for it, you miss the moments in front of you I t's one of those lines we throw out casually: "I want to spend more 'quality time'... " whether it's with friends, with family, with your kids, or with yourself.

There's No Such Thing as 'Quality' Time

Quality time

Every day is special

The best quality times

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