The power of regret is not something to be pretended away. It's highly valuable raw material that can be utilized into, literally, into a life that y matters. We have to avoid a sort of contamination story where we say, now because there is bad, everything's bad and its everythings atritevery possible way. The redemption story is in the middle. Here's a thing about redemption narratives, it's healthy. The other approaches are not healthy. I'll give you the final word. My final word is to be your halliloyour chorus on that. Amen. Dan pink, thank you really for being on the what's essential podcast. And thank you for every listener.
How often have you heard someone say they want to live their life with no regrets?
Our society often teaches us that a successful life is one lived without regrets. But in his new book The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward, best-selling author Dan Pink offers a different perspective. Regret, he suggests, is a valuable raw material that allows us to learn from our mistakes and make the imperfect more perfect.
In this week's episode, Dan shares five counterintuitive ways you can use regret to your advantage and design a life that really matters.
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