Learned too late

The mistakes other readers marked as the most useful in the archive. Most of them end the same way: I wish someone had told me sooner.

24 in this category

1. 01

   I did not visit my father in his last two years

   🇫🇷 France · 👨‍👩‍👧 Family & Parenting · 40-49

   ❤️ 3,902 people learned from this

2. 02

   I ignored a lump for eight months

   🇪🇸 Spain · 🏥 Health · 40-49

   ❤️ 3,204 people learned from this

3. 03

   I did not negotiate my first salary

   🇪🇸 Spain · 💼 Career · 20-29

   ❤️ 2,650 people learned from this

4. 04

   I tried to be productive instead of getting help

   🇨🇦 Canada · 🧠 Mental & Personal Growth · 30-39

   ❤️ 2,470 people learned from this

5. 05

   I spent €37,000 opening a restaurant

   🇪🇸 Spain · 🚀 Business · 30-39

   ❤️ 2,431 people learned from this

6. 06

   I spent 14 months building a product nobody asked for

   🇪🇪 Estonia · 💻 Technology · 20-29

   ❤️ 2,233 people learned from this

7. 07

   I stayed six years in a job I hated

   🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 💼 Career · 30-39

   ❤️ 2,088 people learned from this

8. 08

   I did not back up seven years of work

   🇵🇱 Poland · 💻 Technology · 30-39

   ❤️ 2,011 people learned from this

9. 09

   I lent money to family without agreeing terms

   🇲🇽 Mexico · 💰 Money · 40-49

   ❤️ 1,902 people learned from this

10. 10

    I started a business with my best friend without a contract

    🇩🇪 Germany · 🚀 Business · 30-39

    ❤️ 1,877 people learned from this

11. 11

    I took a €40,000 loan for a degree I never used

    🇺🇸 United States · 🎓 Education · 30-39

    ❤️ 1,770 people learned from this

12. 12

    I waited until 35 to start saving anything

    🇳🇱 Netherlands · 💰 Money · 40-49

    ❤️ 1,654 people learned from this

13. 13

    I put my entire savings into one crypto coin

    🇵🇹 Portugal · 📈 Investing · 20-29

    ❤️ 1,590 people learned from this

14. 14

    I let one client be 80% of my revenue

    🇪🇸 Spain · 💼 Career · 30-39

    ❤️ 1,466 people learned from this

15. 15

    I bought a house without a structural survey

    🇮🇪 Ireland · 🏠 Home · 30-39

    ❤️ 1,421 people learned from this

16. 16

    I took investment I did not need

    🇩🇰 Denmark · 🚀 Business · 40-49

    ❤️ 1,387 people learned from this

17. 17

    I hired my friends for my first startup

    🇸🇪 Sweden · 🚀 Business · 30-39

    ❤️ 1,342 people learned from this

18. 18

    I moved in with a partner mainly to save on rent

    🇧🇪 Belgium · ❤️ Relationships · 20-29

    ❤️ 1,198 people learned from this

19. 19

    I argued with a bad review in public

    🇪🇸 Spain · 🚀 Business · 30-39

    ❤️ 1,155 people learned from this

20. 20

    I signed a freelance contract without reading the liability clause

    🇮🇹 Italy · ⚖️ Legal · 30-39

    ❤️ 1,103 people learned from this