Here is the top lesson I learned in 2021 to improve my life, and I hope it will help you improve yours drastically.
The Top of My To-Do List
It comes from the blog by Paul Graham; It originally comes from the book the top 5 regrets of dying by Bronnie Ware (Amazon affiliate link). Here are the top 5 regrets of dying:
i) I wish I hadn’t worked so hard
ii) I wish I’d had the courage to live the life true to myself
iii) I wish I’d let myself be happier
iv) I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings
v) I wish I’d kept in touch with my friends
As per the book by Bronnie Ware, these are the top regret people have when they are on their deathbed. Paul Graham also says in his blog, these are the mistakes people make by default.
So the question is how to avoid making these mistakes when they are by default.
What I did to transform my life, as Paul suggested, I simply put the following 5 commands on my top to-do list to not regret on my deathbed. The top 5 commands are:
i) Don’t ignore your dreams
ii) Don’t work too much
iii) Say what you think
iv) Cultivate friendship
v) Be happy
Personally, I have put these commands on the top of my to-do list since 2021.
Thank you for reading!
