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> The old adage that no one on their death bed ever wishes they worked more, is 100% true. https://books.google.com/books?id=e7OYYKACSiIC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=a

by badcede 10y ago

> The old adage that no one on their death bed ever wishes they worked more, is 100% true. https://books.google.com/books?id=e7OYYKACSiIC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=al+franken+deathbed+office&source=bl&ots=7Iy1nXl5HR&sig=0n5ReU7gqhztYRiCz2wvIVQAs0A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj26vXRn7vSAhVO6GMKHa6OCzQQ6AEIJzAC#v=onepage&q=al%20franken%20deathbed%20office&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=e7OYYKACSiIC&pg=PA43&lpg=P...

MegaButts 10y ago
I wonder that as well. I bet Elon Musk will regret not working more. 'If only I had worked a little harder, I could have accomplished more.' Likewise Nikola Tesla, Isaac Newton, Archimedes - I think they all languish how little time they had to work.
- nether 10y ago
  Or dudes like my former manager, who would regularly take work with him on vacation, unpaid, not in a crunch or anything.
  - reinhardt 10y ago
    Maybe, just maybe, he's getting bored out of his skull on vacation and his work provides him with at least intellectual stimulation, unlike, say, long walks on the beach, gazing the sunset or whatever "things that matter" people supposedly wish for on their death bed.
    - jacobush 10y ago
      Riiiiight
- Arizhel 10y ago
  Actually, I read somewhere that Nikola Tesla actually lamented later in life that he didn't put any effort into dating. Tesla was very devoted to his work, but he wasn't a complete hermit like Isaac Newton; he was also a bit of a showman, doing elaborate public demonstrations with electricity.
  - sushid 10y ago
    Well, seeing as he was a virgin when he died, I can definitely understand why he might have regretted his decision a bit. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla#Relationships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla#Relationships
    - overcast 10y ago
      86 years without having sex, damn. Talk about missing out on one of life's great pleasures.
      - mgkimsal 10y ago
        he probably didn't go 86 years without sex, he just might not have had sex with another person.
      - mgkimsal 10y ago
        he probably didn't go 86 years without sex, he just might not have had sex with another person.
- eutectic 10y ago
  That's not how you use languish.
hkmurakami 10y ago
I'm reminded of a friend who related to me, "I just don't want to be old and poor." (As a doctor theyve likely seen many instances of the difficulties one faces in this situation)

by badcede 10y ago

MegaButts 10y ago

I wonder that as well. I bet Elon Musk will regret not working more. 'If only I had worked a little harder, I could have accomplished more.' Likewise Nikola Tesla, Isaac Newton, Archimedes - I think they all languish how little time they had to work.

nether 10y ago
Or dudes like my former manager, who would regularly take work with him on vacation, unpaid, not in a crunch or anything.
- reinhardt 10y ago
  Maybe, just maybe, he's getting bored out of his skull on vacation and his work provides him with at least intellectual stimulation, unlike, say, long walks on the beach, gazing the sunset or whatever "things that matter" people supposedly wish for on their death bed.
  - jacobush 10y ago
    Riiiiight
Arizhel 10y ago
Actually, I read somewhere that Nikola Tesla actually lamented later in life that he didn't put any effort into dating. Tesla was very devoted to his work, but he wasn't a complete hermit like Isaac Newton; he was also a bit of a showman, doing elaborate public demonstrations with electricity.
- sushid 10y ago
  Well, seeing as he was a virgin when he died, I can definitely understand why he might have regretted his decision a bit. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla#Relationships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla#Relationships
  - overcast 10y ago
    86 years without having sex, damn. Talk about missing out on one of life's great pleasures.
    - mgkimsal 10y ago
      he probably didn't go 86 years without sex, he just might not have had sex with another person.
    - mgkimsal 10y ago
      he probably didn't go 86 years without sex, he just might not have had sex with another person.
eutectic 10y ago
That's not how you use languish.

hkmurakami 10y ago

I'm reminded of a friend who related to me, "I just don't want to be old and poor." (As a doctor theyve likely seen many instances of the difficulties one faces in this situation)