Something else you keep putting off? Weigh it here
Not everything fits a list. Name the thing you keep putting off in your own words, pick what waiting costs you, and get one small step for today.
Your numbers
Common answers are filled in. Change the ones you know.
How much it weighs
Weighs 7 out of 10
It weighs 7 out of 10, and it's on your mind every week
Over a lifetime, people regret what they didn't do far more than what they did. Unfinished plans keep coming back to mind. Writing down when you'll take the first step helps quiet them.
Your small stepPick the day you'll take the first small step on it, and write it down.
How we worked this out
- How much it matters: 7 out of 10.
- How much you'd regret it at 80: 7 out of 10.
- Weight: (7 + 7) ÷ 2 = 7 out of 10.
- On your mind: every week.
- How scary starting feels: 5 out of 10. It changes the words we use, not the weight.
- Waiting for 6 months.
- There are no rupees here on purpose. Some things are better weighed than counted.
Sources
- Pink, The Power of Regret (2022): Across tens of thousands of submitted regrets, four kinds keep coming up: foundation (not building basics like savings or health), boldness (not taking the chance), moral, and connection (letting relationships drift).
- Gilovich & Medvec, Psychological Review (1995): In the short run people regret what they did; over the long run they regret what they didn't do.
- World Happiness Report 2025 (Gallup World Poll) (2025): Researchers measure how people feel about their lives with a simple 0 to 10 rating. India scored about 4.4 in 2025.
- Masicampo & Baumeister (2011): Unfinished goals keep popping into your head. Making a specific plan for them quiets those thoughts.
How it works
If waiting costs you time, we multiply the hours a week you meant to give it by the weeks you've waited.
If it costs you money, we multiply your own monthly amount by the months you've waited, and show it as a daily cost too.
If it's more a feeling, we weigh it the way researchers do: how much it matters to you and how much you'd regret never doing it, out of 10.
Sources
- Pink, The Power of Regret (2022): The survey is self-selected (people chose to submit), so it shows patterns, not rates.
- Gilovich & Medvec, Psychological Review (1995): Debated by Kahneman (1995); a 1998 follow-up found some regrets of inaction are wistful rather than painful.
- World Happiness Report 2025 (Gallup World Poll) (2025): A national average, and a different question from ours. We borrow the method, not the number.
- Masicampo & Baumeister (2011)
Questions people ask
Where do my words go?
Nowhere. They stay in the link on your phone, like all your answers. Only people you share the link with can see them.
What if it's something heavy?
If it brings up difficult feelings, you can talk to someone for free at any time: call Tele-MANAS on 14416.
Putting off more than one thing?
Pick up to five and get your Delay Statement: what to do first, what can wait, and one small step for today.
Want a nudge to act on it?
The app turns what you're putting off into a short list for each day: your Top 3 and one small step at a time. It's free.
We show what waiting costs on your own plans. We never tell you what to buy or invest in. Rules and averages change, so check the official pages before you plan anything.