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What most seniors would change if they could go back in time

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IF TIME TRAVEL WERE POSSIBLE, A THIRD (33%) OF SENIORS WOULD GO BACK TO RELIVE A PARTICULAR PART OF THEIR LIVES, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH.

SENIORS WOULD MOSTLY OPT FOR THEIR 30s (30%) OR 20s (25%), REMEMBERING THESE AS THE HAPPIEST DECADES OF THEIR LIVES.

THAT’S ACCORDING TO A SURVEY OF 2,000 AMERICANS 65 AND OLDER CONDUCTED BY ONEPOLL FOR BRIGHTSTAR CARE.

RESULTS SHOW ABOUT ONE IN THREE (36%) WISH THEY HAD THE KNOWLEDGE THEY HAD THEIR CURRENT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LOVE, FINANCES OR HEALTH WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER SO THEY COULD HAVE MADE DIFFERENT DECISIONS.

STILL, THE SAME PERCENTAGE (36%) SAY THEY’RE HAPPY WITH THEIR LIFE AS IT IS AND THAT THE ERRORS THEY MADE IN THE PAST TAUGHT THEM VALUABLE LIFE LESSONS IN THE LONG RUN.

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