Coaching practices for The Regret Minimization Framework Before Bed

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• When I imagine choosing wrong here I get this strong pull of dread, but it’s just a formless ache I can’t reason with
• All I can picture is how much it’ll hurt if I try this and it blows up in my face, so I keep not doing it
• All I can feel is how much I’ll regret wasting everything I’ve already put in if I stop
• I keep going back and forth on whether to take the leap or play it safe, and what I really want to know is which one the older me will lie awake wishing I’d chosen
• When I imagine being old and looking back, I don’t think it’s the risky things I tried that I’ll regret

Practices that may help

1. The Regret-Minimization Framework
   Jeff Bezos’s regret-minimization framework asks you to project to old age and choose the option you’ll least regret from that vantage point — which reframes a scary present-day decision around a lifetime, not a moment. It is a decision heuristic rather than a tested intervention, but it leans on a real finding: over the long run people tend to regret inactions (the things they didn’t try) more than actions.
2. Name the values the regret is about
   Regret points at a violated value — make the value explicit.
   The Regret-Minimization Framework
3. Weigh action regret against inaction regret
   Over a lifetime, the regrets that linger are usually the things you didn’t do.
   The Regret-Minimization Framework
4. Use regret minimization as a forward-looking check
   At 80, which will you regret more — stopping now, or having continued into a deeper hole?
   The Sunk Cost Fallacy: Escaping Bad Investments
5. Use the 10-year horizon as a regret test
   Ask: in 10 years, will I regret not doing this more than doing it?
   The 10-10-10 Rule
6. Apply the regret minimization frame
   Ask “Which choice will I regret more at 80?” — people consistently underestimate regret for inactions.
   Status Quo Bias — Why We Stick with the Default
7. Filter decisions through "what would future me thank me for?"
   Before significant decisions, ask whether your future self will be grateful or resentful.
   Future Self Continuity, Made Practical
8. Check reversibility before you fear the downside
   Most decisions are reversible; reserve maximum caution for the few that aren’t.
   The Regret-Minimization Framework
9. Project to age 80 and look back
   Ask which choice your 80-year-old self will least regret.
   The Regret-Minimization Framework
10. Apply the deathbed test to current decisions
    When facing a trade-off, ask which option the future you will wish you had chosen.
    The Bucket List Method

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