I think difference between what you are describing and what is meant here is captured in this comment:
There’s a phenomenon where a gambler places their money on 32, and then the roulette wheel comes up 23, and they say “I’m such a fool; I should have bet 23”.
More useful would be to say “I’m such a fool; I should have noticed that the EV of this gamble is negative.” Now at least you aren’t asking for magic lottery powers.
Even more useful would be to say “I’m such a fool; I had three chances to notice that this bet was bad: when my partner was trying to explain EV to me; when I snuck out of the house and ignored a sense of guilt; and when I suppressed a qualm right before placing the bet. I should have paid attention in at least one of those cases and internalized the arguments about negative EV, before gambling my money.” Now at least you aren’t asking for magic cognitive powers.
For most people I guess it would be better to delete the phrase “I’m such a fool” from the evaluation, in order to avoid self-blame that becomes a self-image.
I think difference between what you are describing and what is meant here is captured in this comment:
Thanks for giving a useful example.
For most people I guess it would be better to delete the phrase “I’m such a fool” from the evaluation, in order to avoid self-blame that becomes a self-image.