A recent tweet from Sahil Bloom made me think about my list of no regrets.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We should all spend more time doing things we never regret.<br><br>A few things I never regret:<br><br>• Sprinting on creative work<br>• Calling my parents<br>• Going for a walk<br>• Exercising for 30 minutes<br>• Sleeping 8 hours<br><br>Make your list—then spend more time on those.</p>— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom) <a href="https://twitter.com/SahilBloom/status/1487917431876108295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It's a fascinating reversal as I get older because the more common approach would be to look at my regrets in life and consider how I might change my future actions to minimize more regrets.
Sahil's list includes:
Creative work
Calling his parents
Going for a walk
Exercising for 30 minutes
Sleeping 8 hours
And to my list, I would, in addition to Sahil's list, add:
Reading a good book
Spending time with my family
Practicing a new language
Meditating
Journaling
It's incredibly powerful to think about the things you definitely do not regret doing, and then to spend more time doing those things.
What's on your no-regrets list?