1.Letting the party go on a little too long 吃喝玩乐的时间略长

Sure, your 20s is usually a life period where you're pretty free of responsibilities, and many of us use that time to enjoy life and go a little wild. But take this too far and you will regret it, warn a number of Quora users.

确实，20多岁通常是人的一生中最无拘无束的时期，而且很多同龄人都会选择在这段时期享受生活甚至干点疯狂的事情。但是时间长了你就会后悔了，Quora上许多答主都这么提出警告。

2.Living the life your parents want for you, not the one you want 过着父母希望你过的生活，而不是你自己想过的生活

One of the top regrets of seniors is following others' expectations for their life rather than their own dreams and preferences.

对于年纪稍长的人来说，他们后悔的其中一件事情就是活在他人的期待之中，而不是自己的梦想和喜好。

3.Working on a relationship before you work on yourself

3.在能够独立自理前就经营一段感情

According to both everyday wisdom and reams of research, love is central to happiness. But you can't really form a quality relationship with someone else until you have your own self sorted, caution several Quora respondents. Rush things and you'll just end up in a regrettable muddle.

根据日常智慧与大量的研究表明，幸福最为重要的因素就是爱。但是，只有当你能够完全独立，你才能与他人建立一段良好的关系，许多Quora答主是这么回答的。冲动鲁莽只会使你陷入后悔的泥潭。

4.Confusing a job and a career 混淆职业与事业的概念

Your 20s are almost always a decade of professional growth. Several respondents cautioned that you can slow that process if you're not clear with yourself about the value of any particular gig.

每个人的20多岁几乎都是事业发展的关键时期。许多Quora答主都认为，如果你无法认清自己的某个工作的价值，你大可以缓一缓。

You can regret either under- or over investing in your work, the lesson seems to be. What you won't regret is being clear-eyed about your longer-term professional trajectory and whether today's effort is serving your goals, whatever they may be.

你可能会后悔，要么是对工作投入不足，要么是过度投入，这似乎是一个教训。但你不会后悔的是能够看清自己的长期职业发展轨道，以及今天的努力能否为你的目标服务，无论是什么目标。

5.Not exercising 缺少运动

Your body is at its peak when you're young. Keep it healthy, or you'll soon regret it.

你的身体在你年轻的时候处于鼎盛时期。所以你得保持身体健康，否则以后你就会后悔了。