Regret is our most instructive and transformative emotion. No regrets is a ridiculous philosophy. What we should be doing is reckoning with our regrets in a sensible way, because they point the path to a good life. If you are unable to feel pain, you burn your hand on the stove. Imagine, if you're unable to feel fear, you don't get out of a burning building. And so regret teaches us something learn regret.
Dan Pink is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including A Whole New Mind, Drive, When and his latest, the recently published The Power of Regret. He is also a top rated keynote speaker who has spoken to organizations such as St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Google, Goldman Sachs and more.
Dan joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how we can harness regret in our lives, the things in life people tend to regret most, and much more.
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