To the men who grinded in their 20s

I’m a 21 year old male and have worked very hard in the last few years to get myself into a good position in life.

sometimes I truly question if I’m giving up the best years of my life with my friends and doing the things normal 20 ish year olds do during this time and if I will regret it?

So to some of the older men who are out of their 20s and have more experience do you wish you worked harder in your 20s or are happy that you spent those years having fun and enjoying your “prime” years?

Edit: I feel I should give some back story to me. Currently work full time aboard a boat (shift work). When I’m home I work a 2nd job and study to move up within my career. I saved up enough for an apartment over 3 years and now and am tied to bills at 21. I truly can’t do anything other than work while I watch all my friends party and travel. I really don’t want to come across ignorant as I know I’m in a good position. It has been hard for me to not go have fun and save every dollar I make.

Edit 2: I did not expect so many people to reply wow. Thank you all so much for giving your inputs and also being very supportive. I will read every comment but may not reply to all. Much love.

Edit 3: this is my final edit. I genuinely have just learned so much it’s actually insane. First of all for all my team grinders I’m gonna keep…… grinding. I want to set my 30s up. I think this has made me think about how I want to live my future and what I have to do throughout my 20s to achieve that.

But, I do think that I’m going to focus not on just money, wealth and my career but my emotional growth, physical growth and on the relationships that matter to me.

So many people have brought up the word balance and I completely agree and now understand the importance of it. I don’t want to burn myself out, I want to enjoy the journey a bit more and let myself reap some of my rewards. tomorrow isn’t promised. Thank you again.