Daniel Pink

Number two, tell people about that regret. Try to make sense of it. Talk about it, write about it. And then third, it's like, This is a pretty strong signal, all right? If you think about it.

Number two, tell people about that regret. Try to make sense of it. Talk about it, write about it. And then third, it's like, This is a pretty strong signal, all right? If you think about it.

This is a strong signal. We make all kinds of decisions every single day, and most of them we don't remember, but here's an indecision that is haunting you. That's a strong signal. So the question is, is basically what it says is that you value, what's the lesson? You might value independence more than you think. You might value risk more than you think.

This is a strong signal. We make all kinds of decisions every single day, and most of them we don't remember, but here's an indecision that is haunting you. That's a strong signal. So the question is, is basically what it says is that you value, what's the lesson? You might value independence more than you think. You might value risk more than you think.

You might value creation more than you think. more than you think. Listen to that signal. And then the question is, what's the next thing that you can do? And so maybe what it is in this case is go meet with five entrepreneurs and get their advice. Give yourself a deadline in the next two weeks, write a business plan for something you're interested in.

You might value creation more than you think. more than you think. Listen to that signal. And then the question is, what's the next thing that you can do? And so maybe what it is in this case is go meet with five entrepreneurs and get their advice. Give yourself a deadline in the next two weeks, write a business plan for something you're interested in.

Go take a course on entrepreneurship, like basically extract a lesson. The lesson is, this is something that's valuable to me and something that I want to pursue, then do something about it. And what you don't want to do is beat yourself up for not doing it until now. That doesn't do you any good.

Go take a course on entrepreneurship, like basically extract a lesson. The lesson is, this is something that's valuable to me and something that I want to pursue, then do something about it. And what you don't want to do is beat yourself up for not doing it until now. That doesn't do you any good.

I think that's a great way to put it. I mean, we get a lot of clarity from action.

I think that's a great way to put it. I mean, we get a lot of clarity from action.

But what do you do? Extend your metaphor. You stop the bleeding. You know, that's what you do if it's like a physical wound and you don't begin the sense making or the lesson extraction when someone has a gaping wound that's

But what do you do? Extend your metaphor. You stop the bleeding. You know, that's what you do if it's like a physical wound and you don't begin the sense making or the lesson extraction when someone has a gaping wound that's

But when the scar tissue starts to emerge, that's when you can begin deriving lessons from it.

But when the scar tissue starts to emerge, that's when you can begin deriving lessons from it.

Marketing a book is always a ferocious battle. Doesn't matter when or who or where. It's always a battle.

Marketing a book is always a ferocious battle. Doesn't matter when or who or where. It's always a battle.

I would never write a book just to write a book. I would never say it's time for me to write another book. I would have to be it's something that I want to work on. And so that's why I haven't started working on a new book and instead have been trying to work on some other kinds of projects that speak to me more clearly.

I would never write a book just to write a book. I would never say it's time for me to write another book. I would have to be it's something that I want to work on. And so that's why I haven't started working on a new book and instead have been trying to work on some other kinds of projects that speak to me more clearly.

you know right now that's what it is and again this is where and i'm totally not joking about this this is where being frugal is helpful and not having very high carrying costs i have never i'm talking to you today from my garage office i have never paid rent I've been working for myself for 25 years. I've never paid rent for an office to anybody else.

you know right now that's what it is and again this is where and i'm totally not joking about this this is where being frugal is helpful and not having very high carrying costs i have never i'm talking to you today from my garage office i have never paid rent I've been working for myself for 25 years. I've never paid rent for an office to anybody else.