What is one thing you would change about yourself?

If I could change one thing,

I’d want to be braver.

Back in high school,

I could have taken the entrance exam a second time.

But I didn’t.

I chose the easier path — accepting the first result,

telling myself it was “good enough.”

During military service,

there were moments I could have shown more of who I was.

But I stayed quiet,

safe,

invisible.

At work,

there were roles I wanted to try,

paths I wanted to explore.

But I kept myself inside the familiar,

even when I knew I had more to give.

And in everyday life,

ideas and possibilities came and went.

Most of them disappeared before they had a chance,

shut down by my own hesitation.

Looking back,

life feels like a book I flipped through too quickly —

chapters I never fully stepped into,

choices I accepted too early.

Regret is part of being human.

Maybe unavoidable.

But now things feel a little different.

With AI as an assistant,

and a thinking partner,

I can bring those old “maybe someday” ideas back to the table.

Ask.

Test.

Simulate.

Try again without the weight of consequence.

Life doesn’t restart,

but the way I think can.

Courage can, too —

one small step at a time.

And maybe this time,

the story really doesn’t have to repeat.