In The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, a book compiled by Bronnie Ware, a palliative care nurse, she lists the most common themes of remorse of those she nursed. It was one of the most popular Shortcuts articles last week, and readers were invited to share their own thoughts online. Here are a few:

Speakman Not enough sex.

Bliad I regret not looking after my teeth when I was younger.

Glasstreacle Spending too much time on the internet.

Ripplic Should have come out sooner, my family hate me but at least I'm living my life.

kmonyca Leaving that evening without saying "I love you".

Oviller I lose count of the amount of times where I've not liked someone, really liked someone, thought someone was bad for me and not expressed these feelings at all and regretted it.

UnknownGunman Breaking someone's heart.

NomNomme Spending your dying hours regretting stuff, although your life was relatively nice and comfortable compared to most of the world's population.

Jackanapes I wish I'd had more confidence.

PatriciaInOttawa I wish I hadn't married so young and I wish I had studied and worked abroad and had more adventures before marrying.

roastpudding My biggest regret would be if I don't manage to see a large proportion of the amazing things there are to see and experience around the world.

callumgg Not spending enough time taking things slow. I never stop to look at things, even when I have the time.

Ignatiusgrant Not becoming a rock star.