A quote I saw on the Internet long ago went, "You're the average of the five people spend the most time with". I used to interpret it only in its original, prescriptive sense: if you want to become a different person, make appropriate changes to your social life.
It took me way too long to realize it's even more applicable in the descriptive sense: the people you spend most of your time with are a good statistical predictor of who you are.
It took me way too long to realize it's even more applicable in the descriptive sense: the people you spend most of your time with are a good statistical predictor of who you are.