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Relationships are the most important predictor of health and happiness.

Imagining your future self improves today's decisions.

Big decisions can feel paralyzing. Starting a business. Changing jobs. Prioritizing your time. How do you make the best choices now when you’re not sure how things will work out? What if you had the wisdom of your 80-year-old self right now to help you make better decisions?

Research suggests you might have it, but not realize it.

Research on Regret Reveals What Matters Most

Classic research on feeling regret shows that it changes over the course of life. Most of us think that the things we regret most are our mistakes. That’s not true as we age.

There are two types of regret. Short-term regret involves things you did that you wish you didn’t. Like giving a poorly worded response in an important business meeting. Or saying something hurtful to your spouse.

As we age, our sense of regret shifts. Regret tied to the things we did stop mattering as much. Instead, we start feeling regret about the things we didn’t........

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