The mistakes that produce these regrets are all errors of omission. You forget your dreams, ignore your family, suppress your feelings, neglect your friends, and forget to be happy.
Errors of omission are a particularly dangerous type of mistake, because you make them by default. So invert the 5 regrets, yielding a list of 5 commands:
- Don’t ignore your dreams.
- Don’t work too much.
- Say what you think.
- Cultivate friendships.
- Be happy.