Pick a new choice for yourself

[Ben Kenobi]

If you could choose 1 thing differently in your life, what would it be?

I'm intrigued by the notion that each life touches so many others, and how the consequences of the choices made by one person affect so many other people.

It's not so much the regret, but the differences in our life from the choices that we make, and how the seemingly inconsequential can prove the most important in determining what kind of life we will lead.

So what will it be?

[Pekka]

I would have one thing done left undone appx 9 years ago.
That's it.

[Agathon]

I'd be Jesus and tell you to stop persecuting gay people.

[alva]

NOT getting in that wretched egg, dammit.

[Asmodean]

My one thing would be to not have dropped out of college 11 years ago, and thus not having to face the prospect of starting university this year at the age of 34.

Asmodean

[C0ckney]

i would have sat down and shut up

[ajbera]

Actually tried harder and applied myself instead of coasting through life because I could.

[Tattila the Hun]

I wouldn't. Or I would. (Two different things..)

[Bkeela]

I am not regret.

[Elok]

This is one of those things that will go wrong no matter how carefully you pick your wish. I guess I'd choose nothing, TBH.

[Dinner]

I would have studied harder as an undergrad and partied less. Then I wouldn't have such a hard time getting into a decent grad school.

[Whoha]

I would have partied more.

[Provost Harrison]

Interesting question. I suppose I should have studied more for my degree to get a better grade, but I have managed in the long run and I don't think it made *that* much difference. Maybe fixed my depression as soon as it started (18 years old) rather than waited until my mid 20's - who knows what would have happened...

[Immortal Wombat]

Re: Pick a new choice for yourself

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
It's not so much the regret, but the differences in our life from the choices that we make, and how the seemingly inconsequential can prove the most important in determining what kind of life we will lead.

So what will it be?

This is why I wouldn't want to change very much at all. Currently I quite like being myself. I'm frequently awkward, lazy, unmotivated and anti-social, but I don't think any one thing could correct those, and any change I would make would alter all the good things as well.

I would like a new alarm clock though. One I can't sleep through.

[:) Smiley]

So far things are good, I wouldn't want to change stuff and possibly screw something up.