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Opportunity Cost Prompt

Weigh the true cost of inaction against taking action

Help me weigh this decision properly: [problem]. I want a real comparison of acting now versus doing nothing. Estimate what waiting actually costs me — missed opportunities, lost time, money left on the table, what I don't learn by not acting, ground I lose to competitors, and where inaction leaves me down the line. Make the hidden price of waiting visible, then tell me what you'd actually do.
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