11 Hospital Workers Reveal Regrets of Their Dying Patients
1. He wished he had been a better father to his daughter. He wished they had reconnected. His dementia prevented him from remembering they had reconnected years before and that she visited often.
I wish I could have made him aware that he had accomplished his last wish. But he died not really understanding that.
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17 Welders Reveal How Much They Make
1. My background is welding but I branched out and learned more trade skills. I make $45 an hour with pretty much unlimited overtime. I know I’m far above average in pay. I was making $50k for a couple years. That’s pretty normal for average welders doing shop and fab work.
Unless you are willing to endanger your life or be moving around constantly with no job security you probably won’t be making 100k a year.
“I Don’t Have Enough Time”
Let’s talk about this pathetic little excuse that so many people use to justify their lack of success and achievement in life:
“I don’t have enough time.”
Oh really? You don’t have enough time?
Life’s Easy When You Live It the Hard Way… And Hard If You Try to Live It the Easy Way
There’s an irritating little paradox buried in how life works: the more consistently you choose to do the difficult, uncomfortable, and inconvenient things, the easier your life becomes over time. Meanwhile, if you chase comfort, avoidance, and instant gratification, your life eventually turns into a tangled mess of stress, regret, and consequences that are far harder than anything you could have faced earlier.
People hate this truth because it exposes just how much of our suffering is self-inflicted.
Linkage
18 Fascinating Photos Collected From History – Ned Hardy
Get rid of all those plastic tupperware containers you’ve been storing your food in and get glass ones! – Amazon
Google Maps Is Getting More Hands-Free for When You’re Driving – CNET
How a Psychiatrist at Nuremberg Got Inside the Nazi Mind – History
Combat medics have “live tissue training” where a goat is deliberately shot, and then they have to save it – BBC
Prosecutors seize yachts, luxury cars from man accused of running Cambodia cyberscams – NPR
How Marlon Brando Changed Acting: Inside a Scene from On the Waterfront – Open Culture
24 Memes That All Dog Owners Can Appreciate – Ned Hardy
This is the best rice cooker. It’s a bit more expensive, but it makes the best rice, it’s easy to use, and should last forever – Amazon
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark: Glamorous Vintage Photos of Cassandra Peterson in the 1980s – Rare Historical Photos
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang: ‘China is going to win the AI race,’ FT reports – Reuters
14 Extreme Historical Sports, Ranked By How Made-Up They Sound – Ranker
Man gropes Mexican president in street – The Telegraph
20 Pictures That Every 80s Girl Will Understand – Linkiest
You can now stream PS5 games you own over the cloud on the PlayStation Portal – Engadget
How a Butcher Turns One Pig into 8 Different Pork Products – Bon Appétit
The Dumping Grounds
Is This Really All There Is to Life?
Eat sleep go to work, repeat. Where’s the adventure? Where’s the romance ? Seems like we are all slaving away to the rat race and have no time for passion projects. The monotony of routine is killing me
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Starship Troopers
It’s guaranteed at this point that no matter what kind of satirical take on the United States or the world comes out, there are going to be people who misunderstand and misconstrue it. Starship Troopers wasn’t the first, and it damn well wasn’t the last movie to have the point get lost in orbit over people’s heads.
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What Is Life Like On Dialysis?
I have been living with kidney failure since 2000 and have been on haemodialysis since last 7.5 years. Here is my experience and perspective on various facets of life with dialysis