The Adverse Consequences of Inaction

Gillivitch and Medvech: Adverse consequences of inaction often take longer to manifest themselves than the adverse consequences of actions. They agree that like ice cream, regret comes in different flavors; many regrets of inaction are more wistful and therefore less bothersome than their original research on the subject implied. But they still believe, however, that long term regrets of action are truly painful for many individuals.