My Trick To Help You Make Better Decisions And Avoid Regret
A few years ago I came up with an idea that's helped me make better decisions in my life. It's a simple question that I ask myself when I come to a crossroads. Which path will cause me to feel less regret in the future? Only a few hundred years ago a philosopher could be tortured or put to death for works of prophecy. In fact I'd say that until the information age, any careful considerations of the future were considered by most to be either heathenism, mysticism or quackery. Nowadays we have super-sophisticated software and statistical modelling resources, as well as a much richer understanding of the events of our history than ever before. We have become a culture far more capable of thinking ahead. Every single one of us is in on this advancement, as it relates not to our physiology, but our shared informational resources. We're learning new ways to look at the world through the contemplation of a more sophisticated picture of how events inter-relate over ti...