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I've also used the aversion to regret to make several big decisions. When I explain this to people, the reaction I sometimes get is pity. Having ones life dicta
by drjesusphd 7y ago
I've also used the aversion to regret to make several big decisions. When I explain this to people, the reaction I sometimes get is pity. Having ones life dictated by the fear of regret seems repulsive to some people. I don't really understand that perspective myself, but it may be one to consider.
- userulluipeste 7y agoLiving defensively may be good for one's chance of survival but is not that glamorous to tell. That should, as you correctly pointed out, be taken into account. What happens now when one's fear is ending up without having a life to talk about or not living fast enough? Joke aside, I think that, besides a fringe minority whose choices are dictated by kicks and thus subject itself to the high risk of natural (de)selection effect, most of us have lifes dictated by the self preservation instinct.
- drjesusphd 7y agoThat's the thing, I usually end up using this metric to take the more risky choice. "Making decisions to avoid future regret" and "playing it safe" are two different things. It's more closely related to Being Unto Death (https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/philosophy-of-heidegger/beingtowardsdeath/5CF034365109AF8C76EB420EDA563901 https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/philosophy-of-heidegger...).