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Decisions about
Life.

Explore thousands of structured choices related to Life. Dive into what people wish they knew beforehand, tracked longitudinally.
Life Overview
47%
average regret rate from live outcomes. Drops significantly over time.
Insight
52
recorded outcomes in this category alone.

The Life Regret Curve

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Assumed sewing machine was broken

Thought sewing machine was broken, bought new one, only to find out it worked all along

Regret Level8/10

Lost connection with birth country

Developed deep fatigue for birth country, felt like a total foreigner

Regret Level8/10

lived life for everyone else

Sacrificed identity for family roles, ended up divorced anyway

Regret Level8/10

Expected traditional birthday celebration

My family treated my birthday as an afterthought.

Regret Level8/10

quit smoking weed daily

daily weed use held back personal growth

Regret Level1/10

initiate genuine connections

Started a book mail exchange community to connect with people

Regret Level2/10

bought €95.000 cash home in Romania

worked hard abroad, got help from parents, bought dream home

Regret Level1/10

missed the calm and peace

I relaxed and felt no rush during the pandemic

Regret Level3/10

Started own business at 25

Business failed, no job, living with parents

Regret Level10/10

Moving back to Melbourne for aging parents

Moved back to Melbourne after 15 years abroad to care for aging parents and 89-year-old Grandmother

Regret Level5/10

chopping wood

I successfully chopped wood

Regret Level1/10

Realized I'm southern despite initial resentment

Discovered southern identity through food, slang, and environment

Regret Level2/10

gave up on life goals

Failed university twice, no job, no relationships, no friends

Regret Level9/10

Move to Europe for family life

Lived in Europe with kids, experienced cultural differences

Regret Level5/10

Settling down early

Met someone with wild 20s, worried about settling down too early

Regret Level2/10

quit drinking

Got arrested for DUI, changed life for better

Regret Level1/10

Considering moving back to Europe

Feeling in life limbo in Sydney, missing European culture and family

Regret Level5/10

choosing myself every day

entered four digit club, doing tough step work

Regret Level1/10

Pivoting after settling down

Got sick from black mold in apartment, reconsidering Rio life

Regret Level5/10

Exchange life perspectives in conversations

Exchanged life perspectives with strangers

Regret Level2/10