Daniel Pink

I mean, one of the people who founded this study, this incredible piece of psychological science, he said, well, I can summarize the results in a few words. He said, happiness is love, full stop. And I think that's true. Now, I think there are other things that give us meaning in life, in a good life, and I think regret exemplifies that.

I mean, one of the people who founded this study, this incredible piece of psychological science, he said, well, I can summarize the results in a few words. He said, happiness is love, full stop. And I think that's true. Now, I think there are other things that give us meaning in life, in a good life, and I think regret exemplifies that.

I mean, one of the people who founded this study, this incredible piece of psychological science, he said, well, I can summarize the results in a few words. He said, happiness is love, full stop. And I think that's true. Now, I think there are other things that give us meaning in life, in a good life, and I think regret exemplifies that.

not wasting your time, doing stuff, contributing, trying things, learning and growing. I think that's a big part of it. Providing for other people, contributing to the world. And also I come back to this idea of these moral regrets of just being a good, just, generous person. And it's pretty simple.

not wasting your time, doing stuff, contributing, trying things, learning and growing. I think that's a big part of it. Providing for other people, contributing to the world. And also I come back to this idea of these moral regrets of just being a good, just, generous person. And it's pretty simple.

not wasting your time, doing stuff, contributing, trying things, learning and growing. I think that's a big part of it. Providing for other people, contributing to the world. And also I come back to this idea of these moral regrets of just being a good, just, generous person. And it's pretty simple.

And I think that one of the things that the research on regret and even my own investigation of it reveals is that a lot of the decisions we make in our life A lot of them don't matter that much.

And I think that one of the things that the research on regret and even my own investigation of it reveals is that a lot of the decisions we make in our life A lot of them don't matter that much.

And I think that one of the things that the research on regret and even my own investigation of it reveals is that a lot of the decisions we make in our life A lot of them don't matter that much.

Right. But that's true. I mean, what we see in the cognitive science is that even though everybody, many people perform not having regrets, the only people who don't have regrets are five-year-olds because their brains haven't developed the ability to do counterfactual thinking. Certain kinds of people with certain kinds of neurodegenerative disorders and sociopaths.

Right. But that's true. I mean, what we see in the cognitive science is that even though everybody, many people perform not having regrets, the only people who don't have regrets are five-year-olds because their brains haven't developed the ability to do counterfactual thinking. Certain kinds of people with certain kinds of neurodegenerative disorders and sociopaths.

Right. But that's true. I mean, what we see in the cognitive science is that even though everybody, many people perform not having regrets, the only people who don't have regrets are five-year-olds because their brains haven't developed the ability to do counterfactual thinking. Certain kinds of people with certain kinds of neurodegenerative disorders and sociopaths.

Everybody else has regrets because it's part of our wiring. And when it comes to moral regrets, I think one of the things that's heartening about this research is that the number of people with moral regrets, people who regret bullying a kid in school. 40 years ago and then break into tears when I'm interviewing them about it because they feel so bad about it.

Everybody else has regrets because it's part of our wiring. And when it comes to moral regrets, I think one of the things that's heartening about this research is that the number of people with moral regrets, people who regret bullying a kid in school. 40 years ago and then break into tears when I'm interviewing them about it because they feel so bad about it.

Everybody else has regrets because it's part of our wiring. And when it comes to moral regrets, I think one of the things that's heartening about this research is that the number of people with moral regrets, people who regret bullying a kid in school. 40 years ago and then break into tears when I'm interviewing them about it because they feel so bad about it.

Absolutely. I mean, I still have my own regrets about that. There is a big cathedral right near my house in Washington, D.C., and there was a funeral that I didn't go to. Over 20 years ago. And every time I walk by, I think about, oh my God, I should have gone. The guy's name was Bob. I should have gone to Bob's funeral.

Absolutely. I mean, I still have my own regrets about that. There is a big cathedral right near my house in Washington, D.C., and there was a funeral that I didn't go to. Over 20 years ago. And every time I walk by, I think about, oh my God, I should have gone. The guy's name was Bob. I should have gone to Bob's funeral.

Absolutely. I mean, I still have my own regrets about that. There is a big cathedral right near my house in Washington, D.C., and there was a funeral that I didn't go to. Over 20 years ago. And every time I walk by, I think about, oh my God, I should have gone. The guy's name was Bob. I should have gone to Bob's funeral.

No, but I knew. And you know what? I want to be a good person. I want to show respect for people. I want to show respect for his family. And I didn't do that. I was at a juncture. The right thing, go to the funeral. The wrong thing, keep doing my work that afternoon instead of taking two hours. And now, what do I do with that? I can say, it doesn't matter. Everything happens for a reason.

No, but I knew. And you know what? I want to be a good person. I want to show respect for people. I want to show respect for his family. And I didn't do that. I was at a juncture. The right thing, go to the funeral. The wrong thing, keep doing my work that afternoon instead of taking two hours. And now, what do I do with that? I can say, it doesn't matter. Everything happens for a reason.