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The Regret Lens

Stuck on a decision? Borrow the eyes of 80-year-old you for two minutes, and ask the only question that cuts through: which option would you regret not trying?

Step 1 of 3 · the decision

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Why ask 80-year-old you?

Present-you is buried in noise — logistics, other people's opinions, what's due Friday. Future-you has none of that. Looking back, the small stuff fades and one thing stays loud: the thing you didn't dare to try. Jeff Bezos used exactly this frame to decide whether to leave a safe job and start Amazon — he called it regret minimization.

Do this now: type the decision that's been circling your head all week, walk it through the lens once, and take the first step it hands you.

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