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## the framework
-Bezos used this when deciding to leave a hedge fund job to start Amazon. at 30, he imagined himself at 80 and asked whether he'd regret not trying. the answer was obvious — he'd regret the inaction far more than a failed attempt.
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-the core move: reframe the decision from "what's the safe choice?" to "what will i regret not trying?"
+Bezos used this when deciding to leave a hedge fund to start Amazon — imagining himself at 80 and realizing he'd regret the inaction far more than a failed attempt. the core move: reframe the decision from "what's the safe choice?" to "what will i regret not trying?"
## when this works well