Kids are a whole different amazing experience though.

I’m glad I got wasted and partied in my youth. I’m glad I travelled and saw different countries. I’m glad I dated a bunch and fell in love with several women. I’m glad I held a few jobs through most of that and have the career I do now. I’m glad I’m with my amazing wife and our two young kids bring joy and light into every day. I’m glad I sunk a bunch of time/money (once) into buying and fixing up a place.

A lot of these responses seem to imply it’s either/or. That’s not the case at all, and indeed I’d say doing any ONE thing for your life, even if it’s laying in a hammock on a tropical beach, gets boring after a while.

Mix it up. Variety is the spice of life. Savor the world in this one life you have. I’d say the one rule is not to F-up so badly you can’t recover from it.

I’m certainly happy I got wasted in my youth. Doing it now is a horror that takes multiple days to recover from, and then we’re talking about having 4 beers…

Ultimately not everything in life went as I would have wanted, but if I compare my situation with others I think I can be well satisfied.

I don’t particularly mind the idea of working until 65 either, I’m going to be doing something anyway. As long as it’s interesting and I get rewarded enough to be happy, that’s fine with me.

That's if you have kids. Many people are choosing not to these days so they get to have the extra money and the time.

Unless you are one of many that are avoiding having children because you already have neither have money nor time.