David Brooks, whose column appears in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, had his readers, those over 70-years of age, send him “Life Reports,” essays about their own lives. Here’s what he discovered. Those who were happiest did the following:
One, did not always keep score. When something bad was done to them, they forgot it, forgave it, or were grateful for it. When it comes to thinking about one’s life, keeping score may not be the best policy.
Two, learned that you can’t control others. Enough said.
Three, took risks. Many people late in life regret the risks they didn’t take more so than the risks they did take.
Four, measured their growth rate not by their talents but by how they kept growing in each decade of life.
Five, viewed their life in phases rather than as a whole. They found they had more control over a chunk of time than over their entire lifespan. - DJ
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