The Regret Test: A Future You Question
How to make decisions now that your future self won’t resent
Some choices whisper at you for years.
Others tap your shoulder until it bruises.
But instead of deciding, you stall.
You analyze. Delay. Overthink.
You tell yourself you need more information, more certainty, more time.
But eventually that silence catches up with you.
And what started as patience…turns into regret.
Not because you chose wrong—but because you never chose at all.
The Trap: You think indecision protects you from regret.
You convince yourself that staying still is safer.
That keeping things as-is means you can’t mess it up.
That waiting is wise.
But passivity has a cost.
And the most painful regret isn’t from the risks you took—it’s from the truth you ignored.
The Shift: Choose with your future self in mind.
You can’t always guarantee an outcome.
But you can choose in a way your future self will respect.
Here’s the test:
Will I be proud of how I showed up in this moment—whether or not it goes how I hoped?
That’s what aligned decision-making is.
Not perfection. Not certainty.
But courage in the direction of your truth.
The goal isn’t to eliminate regret.
It’s to stop betraying yourself in the name of keeping things “fine.”
Try This:
Write to your future self—6 months or 1 year ahead.
Ask:
“What will I wish I had stopped waiting for?”
“What am I tiptoeing around that needs to be named?”
“What would I choose today if I trusted I could handle the outcome?”
Let that letter become a lighthouse.
Not a demand—but a direction.
You don’t have to figure it all out today.
But you do have to stop leaving yourself behind.
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