The Psychology Podcast Find Freedom from Regret || Roberty Leahy
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Aug 17, 2023 Dr. Robert L. Leahy, Director of The American Institute for Cognitive Therapy NYC, discusses finding freedom from regret. He describes the difference between productive and unproductive rumination, explores cognitive biases related to loss and opportunity, and shares strategies for letting go of regret. Topics include affective forecasting, coping, resilience, existential perfectionism, inaction inertia, hindsight bias, adaptive humility, the boredom technique, and productive guilt.
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Regret is inherent to living fully
- Regret is a natural outcome of living a full life filled with decision-making and imperfections.
- It reflects trial and error learning necessary for personal growth and responsibility.
Most regret comes from inaction
- People tend to overestimate how much regret they will feel after making a change.
- Anticipated regret often inhibits action, even though people regret inaction more in the long term.
No decision is trade-off free
- People often seek a 'free lunch'—a perfect choice with no trade-offs.
- There is no perfect option; all decisions involve accepting compromises.