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What would you do if you could predict regret?

Published 4 months ago • 1 min read

I make decisions daily that lead to anxiety and regret.

In 2016, this painful realisation changed everything for me.

I was making choices based on assumptions, overlooking uncertainty, and letting my biases run wild.

Sound familiar?

Most professionals make business decisions without thinking. You live on chance outcomes—sometimes winning, sometimes losing—with no real control.

This is risky when decisions carry real consequences.

My solution?

The 10/10/10 framework that transformed my approach:

First question (tackles anxiety): "What are the consequences of each option in ten minutes? Ten months? Ten years?"

Second question (addresses regret): "How would I feel today if I had made this decision ten minutes ago? Ten months ago? Ten years ago?"

When facing a challenging client opportunity recently, this framework showed me that while immediate stress was real, the long-term benefits outweighed it.

Looking back, I realised I'd never regretted saying yes to aligned challenges.

The decision became clear.

By organising thinking across different time horizons, you transform anxiety and potential regret into decision-making allies.

Control what you can control.

That's decision mastery.

In this week's article, there is also another realisation that leads to making the same framework just as useful.

Thanks for reading,

Darren

Glan Menai, Lon Isaf, Morfa Nefyn, Pwllheli, LL53 6BW
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