Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?
1: Kids. My wife and I waited to get married, and then were part scared after we got married, and part selfish and wanted freedom to play and travel, so we waited more. I don&#x27;t regret our adventures at all, but after we had kids, I realized my fear was unfounded and we still had a lot of freedom to play and travel.<p>2: Startup. I wanted to start my own business my whole life, and I waited to try until I had enough of a plan, enough personal savings for a runway, and until the kids weren&#x27;t toddlers anymore. I wish I had done it a lot sooner, before having kids, and with someone else&#x27;s money.<p>Yes, those two kinda contradict each other. :) I don&#x27;t know how I&#x27;d resolve it, were I to do it again. Not sure I would do it any different, my takeaway is just that in both cases I waited because of fears that turned out to be only fear.