Things you may wish to have done differently
Failure to see more of the world, not having worked harder at school, starting smoking and not exercising enough are some of the biggest things people regret about later in life, a British survey has revealed.
According to the survey, not working harder at school is one of the biggest regrets in life, and wishing we had put more effort in the classroom is the second biggest regret after not saving more money, the Daily Express reported.
The survey also found that having started smoking, not exercising enough and not seeing more of the world were among the top five regrets of people.
But three-fourths of the 2,000 people quizzed by “electronic” cigarette firm Electric Zebra said they did not believe it was possible to live a life without regrets.
On an average, Britons spend 44 minutes every week thinking about things they should have done differently.
The biggest area of regret is love lives (20 percent), family (18 percent), career (16 percent), health and finance (both 14 percent).
But two-thirds said their regrets led them to think more positively and they learnt from their mistakes, the survey found.
Basically, man are regretted with what they have done wrong both for themselves and for others, others also regret with what they haven’t done in their whole life or something that is too late for them to do. Such kind of regret, however, just happens for those who have enough money or for the people in the rich countries. But in the developing or poor countries like in Cambodia… most of the people think only their daily living or what will they have to do in order to get money to buy food or to effort their families.