Life is filled with regrets．Ask anyone around you what their regrets are and they usually have no difficulty coming up with many items on their"regret list"．And for some reason our twenties are ripe for a field of regrets．Perhaps it's because as we get older we look back on that period of adulthood as the height of freedom and autonomy．As we move into middle age，we look back and wish that we had made better choices and taken more opportunities．Here's a list of things that we regret not doing in our 20s．

1．Traveling more

I regret not travelling more，and so does nearly everyone that I have asked．Before kids，and mortgages and marriages，when our commitments and expenses are lower，the opportunities for travel are much greater，but tor some reason many of us think we'd have time for travel later．We dreamed of visiting the pyramids of Egypt，surfing off the Hawaiian coast，dining at a Parisian café，drinking espresso in Rome，trekking through the rainforest，and so much more．Sadly，many of us never made these journeys and the opportunities passed by．

2．Making an earlier investment

How many times have we kicked ourselves for not starting our 40l Ks in our twenties，for not putting our excess cash in long term investment，for not investing in our future early．No matter how much we try，we can never get back to the head start that we have missed．Playing catch-up in our 40s and 50s is very difficult．

3．Better planning

I regret not focusing more on where I wanted to go in life，what I wanted to do，who I wanted to be and what it would take to get there．With some more planning in our 20s，we'd be further ahead in our 40s and perhaps a bit happier as well．

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I wish I had learned to ski and paint，speak Italian and tango．I regret not living somewhere else before settling down．Others have said they regret not pursuing their hobbies or learning to skydive or climbing mountains