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Top Five Regrets Of The Dying — And How To Avoid Them

Eric Barker
December 29, 2011

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Living with regret scares us all.

Bronnie Ware worked in palliative care for many years, tending to people during the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. A handful of themes cropped up in the things they regretted during their final days:

Via The Top Five Regrets of the Dying:

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

2. I wish I didn’t work so hard.

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.

To them, these were regrets. For us, maybe the above can be a checklist of what not to do.

If you want to learn the science behind how to overcome regret, click here.

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Title Top Five Regrets Of The Dying — And How To Avoid Them
Author Eric Barker
Date December 29, 2011 8:47 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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