Relic Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 As i crawl through my 30's i occasionally think back on my life and wish i had spent my precious (and quickly evaporating) time as a youngin' doing something different. Primarily, video games. I am ashamed to say how much time i wasted on things like world of War Craft. Second - arguing with people on the internet. I did a fair amount of this about a decade ago and it went nowhere. Total waste of time. What do you regret wasting time on, if anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyenon15 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 My main things are about misuse of wealth.like should have invested in some stock instead of buying that car made out of diamonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quorra Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I wish that I had not wasted so much time and energy on toxic people who didn't care about me. I try not to dwell on regrets now because the way I see it, that's just them creeping back into my heart to waste even more of it in the present. You can't do anything about the past, but time spent regretting the past is just time spent wasting the present. Like gramma's tattoo says, Just keep on truckin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straits Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Probably League of Legends. I'm content that I played the game, I just wish I realized earlier I eventually had more fun anticipating it than I did while actually playing it. Arguing about aSoIaF was a waste of time too. Isn't there a book by Peter F. Hamilton called Misspent Youth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeping Sore Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Let's bury the hatchet, old-timer. I've wasted time circling the same territory, re-reading books that didn't warrant it, re-watching movies that rewarded less and less. I've avoided developing myself/ investing in my own life and looked for scapegoats and escape hatches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pepper Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I regret all that time I wasted thinking about how I wasted time doing things that I enjoyed then but no longer enjoy now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relic Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 I regret all that time I wasted thinking about how I wasted time doing things that I enjoyed then but no longer enjoy now. Hahaha, yeah i try not to do too much of that. Occasionally, however, those moments in bed right before sleep bring up a sudden pang of "holy shit did i really send a year of my life playing WoW?" Sore - no hatchet to bury. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Fuck that. It's this misspent adulthood that that bums me out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relic Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Fuck that. It's this misspent adulthood that that bums me out I might have that issue in ten years when i start pining for the wife and kid i never had, but i have to say life has been getting better and better these last few years. Question for you - If that is a serious response, what can you do to alter the path of your misspent adulthood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King in Black Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I'll send you an autographed copy of my book on the subject. PS. I'm also stealing the title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I might have that issue in ten years when i start pining for the wife and kid i never had, but i have to say life has been getting better and better these last few years. Question for you - If that is a serious response, what can you do to alter the path of your misspent adulthood? Heh, fair enough. And I was being a bit flip. My adulthood is pretty decent, all things considered, as I try to misspend it as I would as a youth. Less drugs, little more work, but all in all, no real rut or grind to speak of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liffguard Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Sometimes I wonder about the time wasted watching mediocre TV, re-reading the same books over and over again, re-playing old video games etc. But then I wonder if I'd really enjoy never doing those things again, or at least doing something requiring an equivalent lack of mental engagement. Sometimes we need to get off our arses, go out into the world and do incredible new things we've never done before. Sometimes we need to knuckle down and put the hours of work into improving ourselves in some way. And sometimes we need to just chill the fuck out, turn our brains off and enjoy something unchallenging, comforting and familiar so we don't burn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Frankly I've really just forgotten those things...casualty of age... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I'm 21 on Friday so I'll let you guys know in a decade or so how i wasted my 20s :PI played WoW on and off from ages 12-20. I think I'm finally done with it now. I don't wanna know how many hours I just spent in battlegrounds, especially in the last few yrs but don't regret playing up until cataclysm tbh because i had a lot of hours of fun playing MMOs when i got home from being bullied in school so im always thankful for MMOs and video games for being able to lose myself and take my mind off going through teenage hell in school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balefont Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Sometimes I wonder about the time wasted watching mediocre TV, re-reading the same books over and over again, re-playing old video games etc. But then I wonder if I'd really enjoy never doing those things again, or at least doing something requiring an equivalent lack of mental engagement. Sometimes we need to get off our arses, go out into the world and do incredible new things we've never done before. Sometimes we need to knuckle down and put the hours of work into improving ourselves in some way. And sometimes we need to just chill the fuck out, turn our brains off and enjoy something unchallenging, comforting and familiar so we don't burn out. ^^ This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Primarily, video games. with you there. have come to the conclusion that games are gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywolf2375 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Not a lot...I played WoW in my 30s and a bit into the early 40s, but don't regret it from a time waster standpoint. There are things I did...buying a boat and spending time and money on it that i would not do if I could go back in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I don't regret the video games. Video games are fun, and I need some time by myself just chilling and I barely watch any TV or movies. What I do regret are the times that I did do something but didn't take advantage of them. All the times I went to parties in college and just hung out by myself or rehashing the same conversations yet again with the same small group of people that I showed up at the party with; I didn't (and to some extent, still don't) try to make connections with new people, have new conversations, etc. I've got a pretty expansive social circle now, but from 17 to 23 or so I only had a tiny handful of friends, and that was a bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Yeah, what Liffguard said. I've already done enough awesome shit to make up for the multiple Babylon 5 rewatches and even all the time I spent as a 13-year-old reading the fucking Chalet School books. No regrets. With the possible exception of that hour I spent getting killed literally every 45 seconds trying to get through the room with all the spikes in in God of War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Regrets: 90% of the cocaine40% of the alcohol20% of the sex80% of the people I let waste my time100% of the "gallon of milk challenge"90% of the video games and tv But the rest was pretty terrific! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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