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What Would You Do Differently If You Were 20 Again?
Hindsight is 20/20
We all have regrets.
It’s part of life. We’ve all done things we wish we hadn’t and not done things we wish we had. Every now and again thoughts pop in our minds reminding us of our past mistakes. But do we learn from them? Will we have the same regrets in the future? If you had done differently would you be happier now?
This questions are impossible to answer and yet they provide an insight to your dreams, desires and fears.
The second opportunity illusion.
It’s easy to think that if we could start all over, things would be much better second time round.
They wouldn’t.
So many times we’ve had second and third chances and we still manage to fuck up anyway.
It doesn’t matter how many times you try is still you, you are the common denominator. Unless you change yourself you’ll keep making the same mistakes over and over again.
These are the things I fantasize I would change if I had a second chance:
- I would become fluent at several languages
- I would become proficient in one martial art
- I would learn to play an instrument
