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“If I were on my deathbed today, would I be happy with the amount of time I spent with this person?” An alternative is thinking about other people’s deathbeds—“If X person were on their deathbed today, how would I feel about the amount of quality time I’ve spent with them?”
The point of both the Epitaph Test and the Deathbed Test is that by the time you’re on your deathbed and your epitaph is being drafted, it’s too late to change anything—so we want to do whatever we can to access that magical end-of-life clarity before the end of life actually happens.
Failure is highly underrated.
We discourage failure and by doing so we subtly discourage success.
Then I suddenly realized, life is the obstacles. There is no underlying path.
I strive to find calm, measured responses and to see hindrances as a chance to problem-solve.
if I remind myself, this is a chance to step up, I can reframe conflicts as a chance to ...
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Learn every aspect of your chosen field or craft, as it will give you an advantage over any competitors, and set you up for more—often better—job opportunities.
“The actual consequences of your actions matter far more than your actions themselves.”
we are now able to evaluate consequences of actions more accurately than ever before, and therefore should be more open to re-evaluating many of the ideological rules of thumb we still live by.
Love looking at what you don’t know, your mistakes, and your weaknesses, because understanding them is essential for making the most of your life.
