Ask HN: Recent life change you made with "why didn't I do this earlier" vibes?
Bit of an open ended non-tech question that I reckon is low effort to respond to but has high chance of having a big positive effort on someone's life
I wish I had wasted less time on that relationship but better late than never I guess.
Being able to focus on myself allowed me to start sorting out some sides of my life, like getting back in a decent shape: I lost almost 9 kilograms (about 18 pounds, i think) over the last year (pure diet, no ozempic/semaglutide involved) and I now like myself when I see myself in the mirror.
I'm now slowly starting to look back to all those ideas, small and big, I had put away over the years.
Consequentially, another something I wonder why I didn't do sooner: having much, much higher standards in terms of women I give my attention to. I much prefer being on my own but at peace than spending time with somebody that makes me wish I was alone. I'm not a twenty-something anymore and I'm overall okay with being on my own (as in, not in a relationship) for a while.
Maybe one day I'll fall in love again, maybe not. So far I'm not really thinking about it, and it's going overall well.