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The Science of Regret

A Slight Change of Plans

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How Common Is It for Us to Experience Refuse?

The negative emotion that people express the most in everyday conversations is regret. 82% of the US population did this thing at least occasionally, according to a recent survey. The percentage who said they never do this was 1%. And for those listening who are as self-critical as I am, this is also why regret stings so much,. Because of this agency component, it just makes it such a painful feeling.

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