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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
Principlev1PR-838

Recognize that regret minimization biases toward action over

Recognize that regret minimization biases toward action over inaction because long-term regret asymmetrically favors paths not taken, and compensate by explicitly considering whether conservative choices are correct.

Why This Is a Principle

This principle follows from Losses loom larger than equivalent gains in human… (loss aversion), Negative events carry greater psychological weight… (negative events weigh more), and Emotion as Systematic Cognitive Modulator (emotions distort judgment). It prescribes awareness of a systematic bias in the framework itself.