Optimize for Fewest Regrets

How do you know if you’re making the right decision?

Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who has spent over ten years counseling people who were on their deathbed. During her tenure in palliative care, she recorded the top regrets of those who were weeks away from death. This lead to her discovery of the most common regret:

“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”