I'm glad you pointed this out. We all know how easy it is to come up with ambitious New Year resolutions and not stick to them, even though they made complete sense at the time.

People on their death beds say stuff that belongs to the realm of New Year resolutions. It sounds easy to say that you wished you didn't work so hard, but when you get the opportunity to work a bit harder and get a nice cottage close to a lake where you can spend 1 month per year, it seems like working harder for 10 years is a good trade-off.