A one-minute exercise to de-risk your life

2023-11-13 by Luca Dellanna

#risk#Winning Long-Term Games

  1. Imagine you wake up in a hospital. What could have been the most likely reason? Is there anything you can do today to prevent that?
  2. Imagine your partner breaks up with you. What could have been the most likely reason? Is there anything you can do today to prevent that?
  3. Imagine you lose your job. What could have been the most likely reason? Is there anything you can do today to prevent that?
  4. Imagine you get sued. What could have been the most likely reason? Is there anything you can do today to prevent that?
  5. Imagine you go on a business trip and receive a missed call in the middle of the night from your family. What could have been the most likely reason? Is there anything you can do today to prevent that?

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