Daniel Pink
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I negate what really happened, which was kind of being a little bit of a wimp. And I replace that truth with a counterfactual. So let's say that I was doing something a little gutsier, like playing a club-level sport. rather than just wimp out, right? So you know what I'm going to do?
And how am I possibly old enough to have a kid who's graduating from college? And in the course of this college graduation, which was very long and lengthy. And my daughter's last name starts with P. It was a lot of waiting around. Inevitably, your mind wanders. And as my mind was wandering, my thoughts turned to my own college experience. And I started thinking about what I regretted.
And how am I possibly old enough to have a kid who's graduating from college? And in the course of this college graduation, which was very long and lengthy. And my daughter's last name starts with P. It was a lot of waiting around. Inevitably, your mind wanders. And as my mind was wandering, my thoughts turned to my own college experience. And I started thinking about what I regretted.
And how am I possibly old enough to have a kid who's graduating from college? And in the course of this college graduation, which was very long and lengthy. And my daughter's last name starts with P. It was a lot of waiting around. Inevitably, your mind wanders. And as my mind was wandering, my thoughts turned to my own college experience. And I started thinking about what I regretted.
And how am I possibly old enough to have a kid who's graduating from college? And in the course of this college graduation, which was very long and lengthy. And my daughter's last name starts with P. It was a lot of waiting around. Inevitably, your mind wanders. And as my mind was wandering, my thoughts turned to my own college experience. And I started thinking about what I regretted.
And how am I possibly old enough to have a kid who's graduating from college? And in the course of this college graduation, which was very long and lengthy. And my daughter's last name starts with P. It was a lot of waiting around. Inevitably, your mind wanders. And as my mind was wandering, my thoughts turned to my own college experience. And I started thinking about what I regretted.
I'm going to actually try to become like a very skilled basketball player and risk the injuries and risk the feelings of stupidity and not being good enough and whatnot, rather than just retreat. So I go back and negate that. So not only that, but I come back to the present. Now my present is reconfigured because I've changed the past. And now suddenly, I don't know, I'm like,
I'm going to actually try to become like a very skilled basketball player and risk the injuries and risk the feelings of stupidity and not being good enough and whatnot, rather than just retreat. So I go back and negate that. So not only that, but I come back to the present. Now my present is reconfigured because I've changed the past. And now suddenly, I don't know, I'm like,
I'm going to actually try to become like a very skilled basketball player and risk the injuries and risk the feelings of stupidity and not being good enough and whatnot, rather than just retreat. So I go back and negate that. So not only that, but I come back to the present. Now my present is reconfigured because I've changed the past. And now suddenly, I don't know, I'm like,
I'm going to actually try to become like a very skilled basketball player and risk the injuries and risk the feelings of stupidity and not being good enough and whatnot, rather than just retreat. So I go back and negate that. So not only that, but I come back to the present. Now my present is reconfigured because I've changed the past. And now suddenly, I don't know, I'm like,
I'm going to actually try to become like a very skilled basketball player and risk the injuries and risk the feelings of stupidity and not being good enough and whatnot, rather than just retreat. So I go back and negate that. So not only that, but I come back to the present. Now my present is reconfigured because I've changed the past. And now suddenly, I don't know, I'm like,
There were a lot of things I regretted. I wish I had worked harder. I wish I had been kinder. I wish I had been a little gutsier, taking more risks. So these thoughts were kind of tiptoeing through my head when I came back. And I wanted to discuss them with other people. But I knew that nobody wanted to talk about regret because it's taboo.
There were a lot of things I regretted. I wish I had worked harder. I wish I had been kinder. I wish I had been a little gutsier, taking more risks. So these thoughts were kind of tiptoeing through my head when I came back. And I wanted to discuss them with other people. But I knew that nobody wanted to talk about regret because it's taboo.
There were a lot of things I regretted. I wish I had worked harder. I wish I had been kinder. I wish I had been a little gutsier, taking more risks. So these thoughts were kind of tiptoeing through my head when I came back. And I wanted to discuss them with other people. But I knew that nobody wanted to talk about regret because it's taboo.
There were a lot of things I regretted. I wish I had worked harder. I wish I had been kinder. I wish I had been a little gutsier, taking more risks. So these thoughts were kind of tiptoeing through my head when I came back. And I wanted to discuss them with other people. But I knew that nobody wanted to talk about regret because it's taboo.
There were a lot of things I regretted. I wish I had worked harder. I wish I had been kinder. I wish I had been a little gutsier, taking more risks. So these thoughts were kind of tiptoeing through my head when I came back. And I wanted to discuss them with other people. But I knew that nobody wanted to talk about regret because it's taboo.
coaching a basketball team, or I'm a better leader because I had more experience with a team sport or something like that.
coaching a basketball team, or I'm a better leader because I had more experience with a team sport or something like that.
coaching a basketball team, or I'm a better leader because I had more experience with a team sport or something like that.
coaching a basketball team, or I'm a better leader because I had more experience with a team sport or something like that.