I guess for my own contribution, sticking with a job the last 2 years because I'm "loyal". Currently seeking better, more flexible, opportunities and already have a new one lined up just a few days after the job search began. Doesn't sound like a big deal, but it's left me far more physically and mentally tired than any mid-20's guy should be.
Logging onto Letsrun for the first time, some 15 years ago. Been a downhill slide since then.
I actually liked other runners, thought I had a pretty good running background and respectable running resume', had a good education and career track. But through all the trolls and such here, I distrust other runners and think that they are narcissistic and snarky; I've learned that anything lower than mid-14s is hobby jogger territory (while anything better than that is drug induced) and the dozens of 15s that I ran back in the day are really quite poor; that a four year degree from a top small college is worthless compared to an Ivy education (or at least something like Stanford or Northwestern), and financially anything less than $400K a year is loser territory.
Did I miss anything?
My biggest regret was purchasing World of Warcraft in 2006. Between 2006 and 2011, I spent 6,700 hours playing the game. In other words, I have spent over 280 days (.77 years) of my life playing that game. I had very few friends, and no romantic experiences during his time. My grades plummeted, and everything sucked. The worse my real life got, the more I played to run away from my real problems, which only made my real life worse, causing me to play more. I eventually quit and took up running to lose the weight I had gained from being so sedentary for 5 years. Picking up running, in turn, was the best decision I've ever made.
Either trying to be practical in terms of majors I selected rather than studying things that really interested me or not figuring out a way to move out of the US after my kids were born.
Voting Democrat early in my voting life.
agc5k wrote:
Not planning my future when I was in HS is the biggest one so far. I ended up taking time off after HS to find out what I wanted to do. Now I'm 20 in my first year of college.
This thread is for those of us 21 and older. Underage kids not allow. Go away.
I spent from 23-28 avoiding growing up. I didn't want to be tied to a job, so I stayed in school and pretended to do grad work.
If I could do it again, I would probably just get on with life and not waste those 5 years, or I would have been honest with myself that all I wanted to do was hang out and have fun, and go get a part time joe-job and travel and pursue my hobbies with more vigor.
I basically lived in limbo for 5 years - now that I am old, I see how valuable that time in one's life can be.
So don't be scared of change - embrace it because it is going to happen even if you don't.
developing a crush on a female/thinking romance was an okay thing to have going on in my brain
wish i could go back and teach myself lol
life is better when you don't know romance
it's like a drug that pulls you in, and once you try it, you're on it for life
Cheating on the love of my life.
I spent way too much time on theory, principles, morals, and ideas.
ya..... wrote:
agc5k wrote:Not planning my future when I was in HS is the biggest one so far. I ended up taking time off after HS to find out what I wanted to do. Now I'm 20 in my first year of college.
20? is that a typo or do you actually regret that? There is no difference between 18 and 20. In fact, I would say you have a leg up because you didn't wander in as a completely clueless 18 year old. You would probably have 30,000 of debt and nothing to show for it at this point.
I like to think you're right. And maybe you are. I sure hope so. I have a much better idea for sure now. If I went straight into college after HS who knows what I would've majored in, I might have just dropped out like most people from my HS graduating class are doing. I just trust in God that he has a plan for me and there is a reason for everything happening the way that it is.
That's Great! Thanks for posting!
I spent way too much of my teens and early twenties thinking I was going to be a pro. I do not regret my attempt at putting all of my energy into something and taking that risk; my biggest mistake is not living my life outside of that dream. Everything was track and field, and virtually no outisde life. I now look back after I have been married and have kids, and say to myself, "Did I miss that fun that came with senior year and college?" I am very thankful for the relationships, travel, experiences, and success that I did achieve, but there is also a part that asks, "What about the bar scene, hanging out, and girls."
The more I think about it...I sure we all have our "What ifs..."
Unprotected sex with CR. Not worth the diseases she provided.
Lost wrote:
"Did I miss that fun that came with senior year and college?" I am very thankful for the relationships, travel, experiences, and success that I did achieve,
Did you miss the what?
For me, worrying about stupid things.
Drinking alcohol. It was fun at first, then it became a problem. Quit after 20 years of casual to medium then to heavy use. I realize now that I could have done a lot more with my life.
That very first cigarette
Getting circumcised in my early 20s because some idiot said women prefer a bald-headed penis. Not only was the operation and recovery very painful, but my gf reluctantly told me afterward that her pleasure level had decreased. What was I thinking? Of course reducing the size would negatively affect things.
you guys are all depressing.
control z wrote:
Cheating on the love of my life.
Why the heck did you do that?