Daniel Pink, an award-winning author known for his bestsellers including 'The Power of Regret,' explores the idea of transforming regret into a powerful tool for growth. He discusses how our past choices shape future decisions and highlights common regrets among people. The conversation touches on balancing work and family life and how unexpected moments during travel can create lasting memories. Pink encourages listeners to recognize the value of their decisions and urges them to embrace bold actions to minimize future regrets.
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Travel Anecdote
Ryan Holiday prioritizes family time by limiting his trips to one night whenever possible.
He learned this from Dan Pink's rule of never being away from home more than two nights.
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Prioritizing Family
Prioritize family time, especially when children are young, like Dan Pink.
He worked from home for 20 years and rarely spent nights away from family.
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Travel Tip
Dan Pink advises taking trips with your partner, using work trips as opportunities.
Building trips around work events allows for shared experiences.
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In 'When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing', Daniel H. Pink draws on extensive research from psychology, biology, and economics to show that timing is not an art but a science. The book explores how to use the hidden patterns of the day to build ideal schedules, why certain breaks improve student test scores, how to turn a poor start into a fresh beginning, and the optimal times for various life decisions such as quitting a job, switching careers, or getting married. Pink synthesizes this research into a readable narrative with practical takeaways and stories, offering readers compelling insights into how to live richer, more engaged lives.
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We all experience regret, but what if we could turn it into an advantage? Best-selling author Daniel Pink joins Ryan to reveal how regret isn’t just a painful emotion—it’s a powerful tool for growth, better decision-making, and a more fulfilling life. They talk about the challenge of juggling work and family, the surprising most common regrets people have, and the eye-opening data on how regret shapes our future.
Daniel Pink is an award-winning author of five New York Times bestsellers, including his latest, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward. His other books include the New York Times bestsellers When and A Whole New Mind — as well as the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human.
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