Death prep: I'm in my 50s and planning for my demise - it's just common courtesy

"Outlining your preferences for the end of your life, as well as recording important admin details and passwords, will save your loved ones a lot of time after your passing Newsflash! You're going to die. So am I. We all are - every single one of us. One day we will all be dead as dodos. So why are we so hopeless about squaring up to the fact? Why do so many of us bumble through life pretending death only happens to other people?"

"Newsflash! You're going to die. So am I. We all are - every single one of us. One day we will all be dead as dodos. So why are we so hopeless about squaring up to the fact? Why do so many of us bumble through life pretending death only happens to other people? Of the two great inevitables - death and taxes - why do we expend so much more energy organising our tax affairs than we do our death affairs? This is bonkers."

Outlining end-of-life preferences and recording important administrative details and passwords directly reduces the time and stress placed on surviving loved ones. Confronting mortality is presented as an unavoidable fact of life that people often avoid, leading to disorganized affairs. Many people allocate far more effort to tax organization than to planning for their deaths, creating unnecessary complications. Simple advance planning of practical matters and clear instructions can streamline post-death administration. Acceptance of mortality and proactive preparation together prevent avoidable burdens for family and executors after passing.

Read at Independent