The 6th regret of the dying

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

— Bronnie Ware, The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

These regrets were those of people nearing the end of their life but, given that the majority of people lived with the internet and social media only at the end of their life, I believe we may end up seeing a 6th regret when my generation (millennials) and those that follow me (Gen Z and Gen A) come to the end of our lives:

6. “I wish I didn’t spend so much time on my phone.”