Death Happiness Recipe

From the mind of a computer engineer:

Don’t bother with the Deathbed Fallacy. Look at happiness research, which tells you a stable income, focus on relationships and experiences rather than stuff, practicing acceptance, and small things like short commute times make you happier.

Source: hjorthjort, The Deathbed Fallacy

Our final thoughts are not more true or authentic. They are just final and influenced by previous experiences and an existential condition where for the dying there is not a certain future anymore. 

It’s like judging a 1000-page book based solely on the final paragraph. The last thing written wasn't the point of the book.

Viewing your life from its finish line helps you run the race with more purpose. Leverage the power of the prompt Memento Mori.