The Power of Regrets

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I think that this negative emotion gives us the pathway to a life well lived. What 16 thousand people have told me is that thereis a relatively small set of things that really deeply matter to them. The idea here is that looking backward can help us move forward, but if you're at the end of your life, there's not much road left.

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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