This matches up with the informal findings of Bronnie Ware, a palliative care nurse and author of The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, which has been translated into twenty-seven languages. Among those five regrets are: not staying in touch with friends, not expressing feelings, and not living a life that’s true to themselves. The other two are “I wish I hadn’t worked so hard,” and, “I wish I had let myself be happier,” which are really regrets for not doing things, too, as in not making family and fun a priority and not pursuing happiness.5
