3min chapter

Reconsidering cover image

Episode 16: Navigating midlife with Kieran Setiya

Reconsidering

CHAPTER

Is There a Reflection of Missing Out?

I think regret is a big part of thiomidlife experience, and i think it has different dimensions. One phenomenon that i think was very striking to me was the sense of regret coexisting with a feeling that things hadn't gone terribly wrong. The only way you could live a life that wasn't characterized by that kind of missing out would be to live an incredibly narrow, impoverished life. So there's a way in which it's not that this makes the problem go away. It's that recognizing its inevitability, the fact that it's just a feature of the human condition,. A side effect of something wonderful about the human condition - diversity and plurality of values.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode