5 Costly Mistakes You’ll Regret Later in Life

Some choices are a drawback.

Victor Mong
7 min readDec 9, 2023
Photo by Alexis Mora Angulo on Unsplash

Regrets are part of life.

We don’t achieve all our goals. We don’t get everything we want in life. We can’t check off every box on our to-do list or accomplish every goal we set for ourselves.

Surprisingly, our deepest regrets don’t revolve around what we did. Instead, they’re often about things we didn’t do or things we wish we had done differently when we had the chance.

Here are 5 things that will cause a lot of regrets regrets later in life.

Trying to Have The Perfect Image

Most people are engaged in a constant struggle to have a perfect image of themselves before their friends by living a fake life.

They think they have to be perfect to be liked, to reach their goals, and have a great life.

So, they begin to over-package themselves, create an impression of flawlessness, and great lengths to make it seem like everything in their lives is perfect. They hide who they are and present an image of who they are not.

The hard truth is that maintaining a facade of perfection doesn’t work and will most likely lead to regret.

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Victor Mong

I write about human potential, building a life you want & mastering your mind || info.victormong@gmail.com