The Top of My Todo List
BlogPaul GrahamJun 14, 2012
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5 regrets of the dying (from a hospice nurse): I wish I'd lived true to myself. I wish I hadn't worked so hard. I wish I'd expressed my feelings. I wish I'd stayed in touch with friends. I wish I'd let myself be happier. PG turns each into a personal todo list item. Read once a year.
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April 2012 A palliative care nurse called Bronnie Ware made a list of the biggest regrets of the dying. Her list seems plausible. I could see myself — _can_ see myself — making at least 4 of these 5 mistakes. If you had to compress them into a single piece of advice, it might be: don't be a cog.…
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