Coaching practices for Would I Choose This Today

Describe almost anything you are working through and IX Coach finds the practices whose real-world fit is closest. For Would I Choose This Today, these are the strongest matches in the current practice library.

Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• If I’m honest, I would never sign up for this job (or this routine, this arrangement) if it were put in front of me fresh today
• I’m standing at a real fork right now and going in circles
• Under all this pressure to please people and react, I’m about to make a call that I already sense doesn’t square with who I actually want to be
• I’m stuck at the edge of a huge life decision and the fear right now is so loud it’s drowning everything else out
• I’m still clinging to a project I’ve poured years into long after it stopped being worth it, purely because I’ve already put so much in

Practices that may help

1. Ask: “Would I choose this today if I were starting fresh?”
   Evaluate your current situation as if you were encountering it for the first time, without sunk costs.
   Status Quo Bias — Why We Stick with the Default
2. 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
3. Use the 10-year view to check values alignment
   Ask: is the 10-year version of this choice consistent with what I actually care about?
   The 10-10-10 Rule
4. Project to age 80 and look back
   Ask which choice your 80-year-old self will least regret.
   The Regret-Minimization Framework
5. Apply reverse sunk-cost thinking to existing commitments
   Ask "Would I commit to this today, knowing what I know now?" for every ongoing obligation.
   Essentialism: The Art of Eliminating the Non-Essential
6. 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
7. Decide whether you’re optimizing for experience or for memory
   For major choices, explicitly ask: "Am I choosing for who will live this — or for who will remember it?"
   The Peak-End Rule — How Memory Distorts Experience
8. 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
9. Consult your future self
   Imagine your wiser future self looking back on this moment, and ask what they’d want you to do.
   Self-Distancing: Thinking Clearly About Your Own Problems
10. Check reversibility before you fear the downside
    Most decisions are reversible; reserve maximum caution for the few that aren’t.
    The Regret-Minimization Framework

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