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  • When were young, we often regret the  things that we did, but as we get older,  

  • we often regret the things that we didn’t  do. To minimize regrets in your 20’s,  

  • you should adopt a long term mentality. Don’t  make decisions based on short term discomfort,  

  • but rather the benefits 5-, 10-, even 20-  years down the road. Before starting Amazon,  

  • Jeff Bezos held a secure and well-paid position at  an investment company in New York. He wasn’t sure  

  • whether he should stick with his job or quittake a huge risk, and start this book company.

  • To aid him in making the decision, he turned to  what he coined a "regret minimization framework",  

  • or what others call the rocking chair test.  

  • He imagined himself at age 80 and imagined  looking backwhat would he regret more?

  • Taking a leap, starting Amazon, and taking  part in this thing called the Internet that  

  • he believed would be really big, or not  having ever tried? He knew that if he  

  • failed he wouldn't regret it, but he would  certainly regret not ever having tried.

  • Remember, your 20’s are a time  to take risks and get out of your  

  • comfort zone. The more you put in during  this time, the more youll get out of it.

When were young, we often regret the  things that we did, but as we get older,  

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