I have long maintained that consequence is the most powerful force in the world. The things you do, the things you don't do. But I'm still kicking and at this point in proceedings this is not to be taken for granted.

I do take your point, though. Dare I say it, it's that Sliding Doors thing, right?

Hmm - Interesting perspective - and maybe more positive.
I generally think from the opposite angle.

What did I do that has brought me to this (insert semi-terrible situation)?
I usually end up thinking "if I had only..." or "next time I'll..."

Not always a bad thing, but can be counter-productive too.

I'm fucking amazed I made it past 40

According to the, 'Many Worlds' interpretation it doesn't matter

Nope.

I can't go there. I used to live in the "what if's" and all it did was make me fearful of living. All I have is the present moment -- the past is what got me here, and what I do now will get me to where I will be in the future.

I'm more of an "If I'd done that differently, I wouldn't have had that (non-life threatening) accident/got that speeding ticket/fallen down that lift shaft" type of a person. Also more of a flashback 'did I really take that risk' thinker. There are some situations I'm lucky to still be around from.

Seth McFarlane's story is an interesting one. 10 minutes late to the airport and missed his flight, which turned out to be the first of the two hijacked aircraft to be flown into the World Trade Centre on 9-11. If he'd been on time, he'd be dead. But I suppose it could just as easily have been the reverse.

Yes, I do. Every time a relationship goes well for me and every time a relationship goes bad.

Also, on the rare occasion that I play Powerball.