There is like an upper limit to where you're realin to by past regret, Waters says. You can try to undo it or imagine how things could have turned out worse and find a silver lining in it that can make you feel better. But i'm the most important thing to do is to treat yourself with greater kindness rather than contempt," he adds.
NO REGRETS - Our guest in this episode of the You Are Not So Smart podcast is Daniel Pink, the five-time NYT Bestselling author of When and To Sell is Human and Drive and A Whole New Mind. His new book is The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward, a rebuke of the concept of "no regrets" and exploration of the benefits of regret and how to harness them.
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