Exploring the Four Categories of Regrets

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The chapter delves into different categories of regrets - foundation regrets, boldness regrets, moral regrets, and connection regrets - based on a database of 25,000 regrets. It highlights connection regrets as the most common, followed by boldness regrets, and discusses the emotional intensity of moral regrets despite being the smallest category. The chapter emphasizes the importance of maintaining relationships, learning from regrets, and using them as opportunities for growth and self-reflection.

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What if our biggest regrets secretly held the keys to unlocking our greatest potential in work and life? What if it was the path to self-improvement, clarified priorities, and more courageous living?

That's what we’re exploring in this episode of Sparked, with my guest, bestselling author Daniel Pink. This conversation originally aired as a LinkedIn Live so after we teased out the topic, we were able to take some listener questions live and answer in real-time.

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Dan is the author of several influential books on business, work, and human behavior, including Drive, A Whole New Mind, and To Sell is Human. His latest work, The Power of Regret, offers a fascinating look at the psychology and potential benefits of one of life’s most common yet overlooked emotions.

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Jonathan is a dad, husband, award-winning author, multi-time founder, executive producer and host of the Good Life Project podcast, and co-host of SPARKED, too! He’s also the creator of an unusual tool that’s helped more than 650,000 people discover what kind of work makes them come alive - the Sparketype® Assessment, and author of the bestselling book, SPARKED.

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