What's the one thing/event/decision in the past that you regret the most? If you could, would you go back and change it??

I regret not getting higher education which would have led to a better lifestyle through higher earnings. I regret not living in the present and at times looking back at the past or projecting into the future rather than focusing on the present. I regret uniformed decisions I made when I was young. As I grow older, I realize I was not as smart as I thought I was and I regret not seeking advice from those who were older and wiser. I regret I had no guidance. I regret I did not enjoy my younger years and was caught up in drama and uncertainty. I regret I now have to deal with younger adults who are just like me when I was young who are caught up in drama and a lot of it has to do with lack of education and finances.

I have done plenty of stupid things and while it probably would have been better not to do them I agree with Vuong Hoang that those things helped define me. The failure is less important than how we recover from the failure.

I think the only things we should regret are those that we are doing now that we should change. Be it a lack of exercise or smoking or drinking too heavily. The regret should motivate us to change those bad habits we have today.

If I could have done things differently I may have taken more time when I was young and realized that I had time to grow my career. I would probably have taken the time to explore more fields and possibly opportunities that I thought were beyond my grasp. Of course I would have been a different person, which may not have been good, so I don't regret it at all.

@Trang Huynh - Age is all relative, to me you are in your younger years, to the 80 year old I am in my younger years -- of course when I am 80 I will be searching for the 100 year old to tell me I am in my younger years ^_^ So make the most out of what you see today. Try something new that you always wanted to do and don't worry about the drama of younger people - they will learn soon enough.

Only thing I've really regretted in life was telling a guy who I used to be friends with in High School that I thought he was a fucking dickhead and didn't want to hang out with him anymore. I don't regret dumping him as a mate because he really was the most annoying person you could ever imagine but I could have done it in more of a nice way rather than being such a cruel thoughtless prick. It wasn't just me, our whole posse was in on it. It was bullying and I've never felt like that much of a cunt before. Since then I've always tryed to treat people well.