[anthonybennis]

I once read a similar article about a guy who visited his parents once a year. He then calculated he realistically has 10 more visits with them based on their age and decided to visit more often. That hit home for me, and I've made an effort to visit more and be more patient. These articles can be a gentle prompt. The last line of this particular article made an impact too.

[dorfsmay]

Exactly. Another one is to calculate how many weekends you have left, fill a jar with that many marbles, and throw away a marble every week.

This will make you be more deliberate with what you do with each weekend, even a lazy do-nothing-couch-potato weekend will be a decision and you will feel great about it.