That is, when faced with a consequentional decision, I ask myself, "ten years from now, how much will I regret [not] doing this?"
I find this helps roll up a healthy combination of long-term thinking and YOLO-ness into a single easy metric. YMMV.
Example: I'm an introvert in my mid 30s. Lately I've been taking many more opportunities to bond with and make friends which I wouldn't have done for various reasons in the past. This is because I predict if I don't, I will sorely regret these missed opportunities in my 40s, when friendship is more scarce; this currently outweighs my predicted regret for the default alternative (spending that time focusing on career/family/personal projects).
That is, when faced with a consequentional decision, I ask myself, "ten years from now, how much will I regret [not] doing this?"
I find this helps roll up a healthy combination of long-term thinking and YOLO-ness into a single easy metric. YMMV.
Example: I'm an introvert in my mid 30s. Lately I've been taking many more opportunities to bond with and make friends which I wouldn't have done for various reasons in the past. This is because I predict if I don't, I will sorely regret these missed opportunities in my 40s, when friendship is more scarce; this currently outweighs my predicted regret for the default alternative (spending that time focusing on career/family/personal projects).
YMMV.