Wisdom Revealed: Over 40s Share Their Top Youthful Regrets (17 GIFS)

Posted in INTERESTING       20 Jan 2024       2334       9 GALLERY VIEW

“Not appreciating people who love you.”

 

“Caring too much about what others thought of me.”

 

“Not investing.”

 

“Stretching and maintaining muscle mass. When I had kids I stopped both and it took a decade to get that back. Treat your body well. Something happens around 38 and the better shape you are in the better your 40’s and after will feel.”

 

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“Speaking too quick not listening and thinking more.”

 

“Not taking better care of my teeth.”

 

“Disrespecting my parents when I was a teenager.

They really did know what they were talking about, I was just too much of a sh#thead to see it”

 

“Not appreciating how lovely I was”

 

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“Seems so cliche but I did not wear enough sunscreen. I used to do the whole lay out with baby oil so I could get a “savage” tan. How stupid. Now my face looks like a topographic map of California. Wear sunscreen kids!”

 

“Not going harder at everything, thinking I had time.

You don’t.”

 

“Not asking older family members more questions about our family and forebears while they were still alive.”

 

“Spending too much time worrying about love and not enough time concentrating on happiness.”

 

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“I should’ve started traveling much earlier in life, while i was still young & fit.”

 

“Worrying so much. In hindsight all that stuff seem so silly now.”

 

“Not learning a musical instrument. I’m trying now but it’s harder at my ancient age.”

 

“Not being careful with my credit. I got my first credit card at 18 and went absolutely crazy. It’s taken me years to climb up to decent credit and even more years to get to excellent credit.”

 

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“Not enjoying it more, didn’t realize how fast my younger years would pass”

 



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Bryant 9 month s ago
#9 - the lack of Vitamin D causes all sorts of problems.
       
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Cora 9 month s ago
#15 Learning a musical instrument takes discipline and dedication. If you didn’t do it, you don’t have those things and you would never have done it in any reality. Let it go. It’s just not you.
       
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Bryant 9 month s ago
Cora, This is not correct. I teach piano - I’ve seen people in their 30s and 40s, even some in their 50s, come in and quickly bypass the normal curriculum and when I ask them if they ever played they say something like “no, we never had any instruments in the house.” Some people just have an innate ability that does not go away even though they never played in their youth. And there are some that want to learn that aren’t necessarily naturals and quite a few go on to play quite well. Playing music is good for your brain.
       
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Ance 9 month s ago
#16 credit is super easy to build and take down. it's only important with large purchases or running a business. don't worry so much
       
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Virdie 9 month s ago
Ance,

Said every boomer to every renting/bus-riding/laborer millennial, since they already have those "big" purchases BEFORE credit scores even existed.
       
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Virdie 9 month s ago
I forgot the millenials have Bachelors degrees they will never pay-off, and is useless in the job market, preventing them from getting loans.
       
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Virdie 9 month s ago
#13 And how would you pay for those travels when you are young? Apparently in Asia they have a big problem with penniless Americans on "lifetime treks" begging as they go. It's a disgusting fad.
       
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Tish 9 month s ago
#12 That's exactly backwards. Chasing happiness is a recipe for disaster.
       
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Virdie 9 month s ago
#4 My 20s and 30s were ALL pain, but around 40 the numbness started to kick in, so that's a bit better.
       
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