Too Young to Have Regrets?
"Young people have regrets too." So begins this interesting post. The author identifies 5 regrets common to people aged 25 to 35 (yes, that's what he considers "young"):
1. I wish I was doing something useful
2. I wish I didn't waste so much time earlier in life
3. I wish I had I travelled more
4. I wish I was physically fit
5. I wish I learned to live in the moment
1. I wish I was doing something useful
2. I wish I didn't waste so much time earlier in life
3. I wish I had I travelled more
4. I wish I was physically fit
5. I wish I learned to live in the moment
I like the idea of reflecting on regrets at any age, learning from them and moving on. But other than #5, I don't think this list captures my own regrets when I was in the target age range. My list might have looked like this:
1. I wish I had focused more on figuring out what I care about and want from life, rather than jumping through every hoop because it was what I thought I was supposed to do.
2. I wish I had taken care to learn more about the world of adults: What different careers really involve, how to think about money, etc.
3. I wish I had expended less energy on worrying about what might be, and learned to take things in stride.
4. I wish I had learned to trust my instincts sooner.
5. I wish I had learned to feel less guilty and ashamed when I occasionally disappointed an adult older than me.
How about you--what regrets do you have? Name them, learn from them, move on.
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Posted: April 3, 2012, 10:39 AM