I agree with Richard. You did not loose a year. You gave it 101%.
I know It is very common to not understand the value of doing something until a long time after.
Let me ask you, Would you blame a person that tried to sail around the world alone? Would you blame that person if they gave it 101% then the mast broke? Probably not. In your own way, you did the equivalent of sailing around the world.
It is the journey not the destination.
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I agree with Richard. You did not loose a year. You gave it 101%.
I know It is very common to not understand the value of doing something until a long time after.
Let me ask you, Would you blame a person that tried to sail around the world alone? Would you blame that person if they gave it 101% then the mast broke? Probably not. In your own way, you did the equivalent of sailing around the world.