I'm not that older than you, but I decided to do stuff that I want instead of doing stuff that are good for me.
> what makes you happy the most looking back?
Saving money, "retiring" at the age of 30, traveling for 2 years, entering a monastery, leaving the monastery, and then starting to think about work again for real, not just as a way to escape the system.
BTW. After 3.5 years of retirement, I finally grow up to start something myself, which is an idea that was hunting me since teen years.
I started vipassana meditation which is similar to a religional practice. "which is an idea that was hunting me since teen years." things like this unveils during the practice.
And I'm also kinda on a "retirement" to explore both the inner world and something I'm interested in.
> what makes you happy the most looking back?
Saving money, "retiring" at the age of 30, traveling for 2 years, entering a monastery, leaving the monastery, and then starting to think about work again for real, not just as a way to escape the system.
BTW. After 3.5 years of retirement, I finally grow up to start something myself, which is an idea that was hunting me since teen years.