The Deathbed Test

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 What decision would your 85-year-old self thank you for?

Every choice we make—big or small—casts a ripple forward into the person we’re becoming.

Yet most of us make decisions trapped in the urgency of today: deadlines, expectations, comfort. But when the noise fades and the years have stacked up, the voice that matters most isn’t the world’s—it’s your own, decades older, whispering back through time.

Imagine lying in bed at 85, looking over your life.

Would that version of you thank you for choosing safety over growth?

For clinging to what drained you?

Or would they thank you for the risks, the love, the leaps that carved meaning into your story?

The “deathbed test” is simple but piercing: if it won’t matter when you’re old, why let it dictate your now?

Here’s the truth we’re taught to avoid: 

We’re conditioned to believe success is about accumulation—money, titles, status.

But your 85-year-old self won’t care how many meetings you attended or how spotless your calendar looked.

They’ll care about the moments when you were present, the relationships you nurtured, and the courage you showed to live honestly.

What seems urgent today is often irrelevant in the long run.

“Perspective shifts when you measure choices by the eyes of your older self. Mortality reframes urgency—not as a reason to rush, but as a reason to choose wisely. The decisions you make today will either become regrets or gratitude tomorrow.”

This Week’s Action: 

Choose one decision this week as if your 85-year-old self were sitting beside you.

Let them be your compass.

If they would smile at the courage, or thank you for the honesty, then make that choice.

Live now in a way your future self will bless, not curse.