Ask HN: What Do You Regret?

3 points by leobg ↗ HN
Another year is coming to an end.

While it‘s generally wise to focus on the things one can change, I‘m curious what things in your life you regret.

I don't mean things that you would regret theoretically if you thought about them. I mean things that you actually find yourself regretting every now and then in spite of yourself. Things that your mind gravitates back to in moments of serenity that give you a sense of regret or sadness about something you did or didn't do, even though it was years or decades ago.

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owning things. At some point the things start to own you. Spend you money doing things, not having things.
Leaving China in 2017.
Why does it become regret?
Because living in the West does not provide me much satisfaction. I miss my time living in China and I had the opportunity to stay.

So I have some regrets that I made the choice to leave at that time. I have been trying to get back there for a while, but the borders were closed.