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Life

Decision making framework for life events

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Minimise regret

Make decisions based on the least possible regret.

Always try your best

So that you can always look back and be satisfied that the outcome could not have been better.

  • Level 1: Put in the mimimum effort required to get a task done.
  • Level 2: Put in a focused and mindful effort for each task singlemindedly.
  • Level 3: Approach a task/situation as an opportunity to become greater.

Always be honest

To yourself, so that you can always make decisions based on the facts. To others, so that they will know you are consistent.

  • Level 1: Don't tell a lie to someone else
  • Level 2: Don't exaggerate a truth to someone else
  • Level 3: Don't lie to yourself. This requires a level of awareness and intellectual honesty which is extremely difficult.

Always be wholesome

So that you can look at your difficult relationships and tell yourself that it's difficult because of their own reasons, not something you have done.

  • Level 1: Don't be unkind or gossip.
  • Level 2: Be kind to others, even when you don't feel you need to be.
  • Level 3: Be kind to others, even when you don't want to be.
  • Level 4: Wish well for others.