Part of Wellabe’s brand language is, “Let’s do more, worry less, and make every day better.” But what if making every day better is doing less and appreciating more?

That’s the idea behind a recent AARP article that has spurred people in Wellabe’s 50-plus customer demographic to share their anti-bucket lists online. As its name suggests, the anti-bucket list is the opposite of the grandiose bucket list that became popular after the 2007 Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman movie. 

An anti-bucket list, or reverse bucket list, consists of actions you don’t feel the need to do at all or don’t want to do again. The goal is to focus on enjoying the simpler, comforting, and some might say mundane, things in life. 

Older adults’ online anti-bucket lists tend to focus on common themes:

• What makes them happy
• What they just don’t want to put up with anymore
• What’s most deserving of the time they have left

Wellabe employees took a turn sharing their anti-bucket list items via their company intranet, and a few common themes surfaced for them, too. 

Don’t sweat the small stuff

Some employees focused inward or on relationships:

Been there, tried that

Some employees decided certain foods or experiences weren’t worth doing again:

Exercise smarter, not harder

Most employees who responded plan to take it easier on their bodies when they exercise from now on:

How about you? What would you say “never again” to in order to live a happier, more relaxing life? 

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