Dan Pink is the author of The Power of Regrets where he points out the value of learning from our regrets. So often, we see in today's world, in the form of bumper stickers, t-shirts, social media etc, phrases such as " no regrets" or "no pain" and everyone's favorite "no fear", but the fact of the matter is that regrets. fears and pain in life are real for everyone and it makes us who we are. Anyone who claims to have none of these emotions are one of two things; a liar or a psychopath.
The key to coping with these emotions is not to avoid them or hide them but instead to examine and learn from them the same way an athlete would watch game film to learn how to be better next time.
In his research for the book, Pink found the great majority of regrets are not for what people have done but actually from what people haven't done. So remember that the next time you want to make a decision.
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