Decision-Making

When making a decision, project yourself into the future: 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months. If you made a decision or choice, how would you feel or think about that decision at that time? Use that to help guide no-regret decision making. I think I first heard this from Dad and have since heard it repeated in various forms throughout my life. It’s a simple framework, but it cuts through the noise fast. Most bad decisions feel obvious in hindsight because we didn’t bother to simulate the hindsight before we acted. The regret was predictable. We just didn’t slow down enough to predict it. ...