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How to Use Regret as a Pathway to Your Best Life | Daniel Pink

Episode 459

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Daniel Pink's (IG: @danielpink) books have helped readers and organizations around the world rethink how they live and operate. He's a New York Times bestselling author and his books have sold millions of copies, been translated into forty-two languages, and have won multiple awards.

Today we're discussing Dan's new book, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward.

We all have regrets, they're a universal and healthy part of being human. Dan's here to explain how regret works, which can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work & school, and bring greater meaning to our lives.

In this episode, we discuss:

The catalyzing event that had Dan thinking about his own regrets
Everybody has regrets
The 4 core regrets
Regrets of action and regrets of inaction
Open door regrets vs. closed door regrets
Anticipating your regrets
Who makes better decisions... maximizers or satisficers?
Opportunity and obligation
Reframing a regret
Disclosing your regrets
Dan's collection of 16,000 regrets
What are feelings for?
Extracting a lesson from your regret
You're not going to regret reaching out
Don't wait till the end of your life to think about regrets
What regret teaches us
How to move past a moral breach
Creating a positive legacy from negative regrets

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How to Use Regret as a Pathway to Your Best Life | Daniel Pink