Things you regret not doing as a teen/young adult

fnordsnord · 2016-12-05T18:10:38+00:00

Staying out of debt/saving money.

A man with a year's salary in the bank has options. A man with a year's salary on his credit card is chained to his job.

VasiliyZaitzev · 2016-12-05T05:08:41+00:00

You may find this to be of use, moving forward:

Life After 30: How to Be an Old Guy

[deleted] · 2016-12-05T04:07:53+00:00

Developing social skills. Not just girls but in general how to influence people and get them to do that you want.

Learning how to be more manipulative( had a little bit of this going on but gotten much better now).

Taking care of my body.

supersonic-turtle · 2016-12-05T05:04:42+00:00

I wish I would have saved more money and had sex with fewer girls/women. Nothing says wash up like being in debt and having a record double your fingers and toes. It is not a brag or a humble brag, I have been defeated by life and I let it happen. "if I could start again, a million miles away, I would keep myself"

1v1mebruh · 2016-12-05T03:29:07+00:00

take college applications and career path more seriously, planning ahead more seriously, etc. doing better in highschool/college

tranx19 · 2016-12-05T13:12:29+00:00

Should have started lifting sooner

mrpCamper · 2016-12-05T15:11:09+00:00

In my forties I can look back and say that I have regrets regarding things I didn't do and no regrets about the things I did do. So, simplest answer is to "Just do it." Hmm.. I think I heard that somewhere before......

PantsonFire1234 · 2016-12-05T10:49:52+00:00

I've got zero regrets. People told me I would regret being single in my late teens and early twenties. I was plugged in but sound of mind to not agree. Now I'm twenty five and honestly can say I have zero big regrets.

Just small ones like not having fucked X girl when I had the chance or told Y person to go fuck him/herself sooner.

TheRedStoic · 2016-12-05T15:30:41+00:00

I cannot be me without my history and I'm pretty fucking awesome. How do I know I'm awesome? I haven't used the Smith and Wesson retirement plan, and I can look around and know 80%of the people I meet want some major part of my life as their own.

So I regret nothing, though I treasure the lessons I've learned from failure.

Edit: to be clear, hindsight is 20/20, and the grass often seems greener theoretically. But change is the key. If you regret the past, apply it right fucking now and you'll be there sooner than ever. The only value I hold for shoulda woulda thinking is when giving advice to a dedicated subordinate, partner, or friend.

LLL3peat · 2016-12-05T22:13:09+00:00

I wish I never picked up the bottle at 16. Caused me to gain a lot of weight. But in return it opened up my social life like crazy, showed me TRP in real life, and how much women love their feels rather than what's honorable when they are away from their friends when people can slut shame them.

That's the extent really. Cars are debt generators, so is buying all this crazy stuff. I see my friends constantly with all these things, but they never have money when it comes down to traveling. Omg my car, omg my bike, omg my watch. Bro what you doing this weekend, let's grab a drink or something? Nah man I'm broke with $30 to my name for two weeks.

RedBallroom · 2016-12-05T00:45:14+00:00

Not learning to dance earlier is the biggest one for me. Partner dancing has changed every aspect of my personality, not only made me more alpha but it has made me a much more disciplined and better person overall.

Title	Things you regret not doing as a teen/young adult
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Date	December 4, 2016 11:05 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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