Study finds average American feels like they make four major wrong decisions in their life

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If you could, would you go back and live your life again?  Would you change or do anything differently? If you’d pose that question to a majority of Americans, chances are they’d love a second chance at a past regret.

A new study has found that the average American believes they have made four major wrong decisions in their life, and 31% believe they’ve actually made more than that.

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The survey of 2,000 adults by SWNS also found that 71% wish they had more “guidance” when it came to make major, life-altering decisions.

Some of the toughest decisions respondents noted they had to make included: investing (38%), purchasing a new home (33%), and making a career change (29%..

The survey found that 54% of us will turn to our friends and family for advice when making major decisions, though 40% opt to do their own research, usually online.

28% will seek out "industry professionals,”  26% will read informational books, and 25% will look for "informational videos and TV shows."

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