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3 Questions to Make Decisions

2026-06-22 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:37 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Productivity and time · mode: Answering questions

Asked for questions to decide whether to go to something he has been invited to, Ali offers three: will it energise or drain me, how likely am I to regret doing it, and would my 90-year-old self, living the day again, say do it.

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The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Three questions for deciding whether to go to something you are invited to

  • ★★ Ali's first two questions for deciding whether to go to something you are invited to: is it likely to drain or energise me, and how likely am I to regret having done it? — 00:00:00 · energisers and drainers
  • ★★★ Ali's third question for deciding whether to go to something you are invited to: if your 90-year-old self could go back and live this day again, would it say do the thing or not? — 00:00:23

Threads in this video

  • refine · How do you decide what to say yes to? — Ali's third question for deciding whether to go to something you are invited to: if your 90-year-old self could go back and live this day again, would it say do the thing or not? (00:00:23)

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energisers and drainers

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