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Dan Pink - The Power of Regret

Smart People Podcast

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Are You a Sociopath?

The idea of no regrets isn't just bad, but it can genuinely mean you are a sociopath. A regret doesn't have to make us weak if we deal with it right. Regret is actually really cognitively complicated. You're talking about like travelling backward in time in your head and negating what really happened. The present is slightly refigured because of what you did in the imaginary past. It's one of the most common emotions that human beings have.

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