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[lioralace]

Alright, let’s get real. Five years ago? Man, if I could slip a note to my old self, it wouldn’t be some dramatic Back to the Future thing... but it’d still save me a hell of a lot of headaches. Regrets? Nah, that word sounds too heavy. It’s more like, “Dang, why didn’t anyone tell me THAT?” It’s classic hindsight. The question’s simple:What’s the one thing you wish you knew five years back? But the answers—oof, those are loaded.

I’ve chewed on this plenty, bugged friends, strangers, folks with impressive titles, and folks who don’t care about titles at all. Doesn’t matter if you just got your diploma or you’re figuring out reading glasses; these lessons hit home.

Why Even Bother Looking Back?
Honestly, because it works. It makes you stop running on autopilot. When you poke around in the dust of past decisions:

• You clock where you’ve grown (or, let’s be honest, just face-planted).
• You actually appreciate the crap you’ve survived.
• You use the mess-ups as a GPS, not a guilt trip.
• You realize—wait, everyone else is also winging it. Empathy for the win.

So yeah, less about worn-out regret, more about giving Future You a better shot.

The Stuff Everyone Wishes They Knew... But Didn’t
Listen, some “aha” moments pop up again and again. Here’s the unfiltered grab bag:

1. Dude, Time Is Way More Valuable Than People Realize
Sounds cliché ‘cause it’s true. You can get more cash—can’t get more hours.

• Wasted time on drama? Big regret.
• Not enough time dreaming, learning, or just chilling with good people? Yep, that stings later.

The deal: Say YES to what matters, NO to what doesn’t, and stop apologizing for guarding your Saturdays.

2. Failing = Not the Apocalypse
Want to make sure you never succeed? Treat failure like death instead of directions. There, free advice.

• Folks wish they’d let themselves bomb sooner.
• The ugly truth? Failure teaches you what Google can’t.

Pro tip: Fail fast, fail cheap, brag about it later when it works out.

3. No One’s Got It All Figured Out
Hey, surprise: Even the people who look like they do? Faking it ‘til they make it.

• Nobody’s life map is a straight line.
• Detours will happen (some of them awesome).

So go left, mess up, take the weird gig, pivot hard. Your “plan” will flex, and that’s normal.

4. Health Isn’t Just Kumbaya Yoga Talk
People get so into hustle culture they forget to, like, sleep or ever drink water.

• The regret list: Not working out, ignoring their brain’s SOS signals, eating like a raccoon.
• You can’t hustle your way out of burnout.

Tiny daily stuff adds up—start now or start paying for it later.

5. Money—Learn It, But Don’t Worship It
Ah yes, the “I wish I learned stocks at 19” crowd.

• Budgeting and saving? Should be a class in school. It’s not.
• But guess what? Hoarding it all won’t hug you when you’re having a meltdown.

Get smart with your money, but treat it like the tool it is. Not the whole toolbox.

6. People—Pick the Right Ones
This one hurts later if you mess it up, trust me.

• Relationships are rocket fuel... or, yanno, anvils.
• Wasted years with wrong crowds is a big ouch.

Find your crew, hold ‘em close, scrap the energy vampires.

If You Care About My Two Cents...
Here’s the gospel for me:
Consistency versus Perfection.
Back then, I’d rather waste a month planning something “perfect” than just click “Publish.” Guess what? No one’s keeping score. Perfection’s a mirage. Consistency is what stacks up—habits, momentum, actual finished stuff. That little mental flip unlocked big stuff for me. Imperfect action beats a thousand unfinished ideas gathering dust.

Other People’s Nuggets
Samantha, who runs her own thing, told me she wishes she’d just trusted her gut. She kept double-checking with everyone, lost in the “what ifs”—now she gets how much time that wasted. “Five years ago, I was paralyzed by doubt,” she told me. Been there, felt that.

Anyway, bottom line? Learn it, live it, mess it up, learn again. That’s honestly how anything gets good. And if you’re reading this thinking, “Crap, I wish I knew this sooner”—guess what? So does everyone. That’s kind of the point.

 

[TOM88]

Looking back five years, I would advise myself to embrace consistency instead of striving for perfection because imperfect action is what truly changes the game. Is it time? I've never realized how valuable it is, and fiercely protecting it has become my secret weapon. I wish I had realized that failure is a powerful teacher and not the end—fail fast, learn faster. Additionally, burnout is real and severe; health is not negotiable. Relationships are more important than I realized; everything is fueled by the people you choose. To be honest, nobody knows everything, and that's okay. The chaos and hustle are where growth thrives.

 

[monster_masterpiece]

First you can't guarantee that you will leave for next day so what about five years? Second, you should have long term goals so in that case you split into small sprints and each month you split into micro achievements only in that case you could make a progress in your life, but making big goals will let you disappointed and you will not make a big evolution in your life this is to summarize everything about this. Rarelly, you could change a lot your situation it stills a theorical part and not something realizable without a lot of hard work.

 

[kerryjoy]

After giving this a lot of thought, I would have whispered to myself five years ago, "Stop waiting for perfect." I used to overanalyze, meticulously plan everything, and then just do nothing. I wanted the move to be sure, the path to be obvious, and the launch to be perfect. However, I've discovered that anxiety is defeated by action. I learned more from every clumsy step forward than from all of my flawless plans combined. It was consistency, not perfection, that created momentum. Even though I still make mistakes frequently, I now accept them as a necessary part of the process.

 

[monster_masterpiece]

@kerryjoy stop waiting for perfect is much required. You could a small example have a lot of websites tried hosting and shop fails 3 up to 5 times and then one day after organize things and lose money have a successful shop, people expect that they will succeed from experience one but this is simply not true, even having things perfect is not something that could happen every day, rarelly from first time you have everything perfect and no error which is something a little far from being something realistic, a person should have reasonable targets.