Daniel Pink

The only emotion mentioned more often than regret was love. And so why do we experience love? Because it helps us survive and get through the day. Why do we experience regret? Because it instructs and it clarifies. And if we get past this stupid idea that I should have no regrets, we can actually use this transformative emotion to find the path to a life well-lived.

The only emotion mentioned more often than regret was love. And so why do we experience love? Because it helps us survive and get through the day. Why do we experience regret? Because it instructs and it clarifies. And if we get past this stupid idea that I should have no regrets, we can actually use this transformative emotion to find the path to a life well-lived.

Well, it's a great question. So, okay, so in this data, I'll give you two examples of this. So in this database where I collected all these regrets, I had people who would fill out this thing called the World Regret Survey and then say, I don't have any regrets, and then proceed to tell me some regret that they had.

Well, it's a great question. So, okay, so in this data, I'll give you two examples of this. So in this database where I collected all these regrets, I had people who would fill out this thing called the World Regret Survey and then say, I don't have any regrets, and then proceed to tell me some regret that they had.

Well, it's a great question. So, okay, so in this data, I'll give you two examples of this. So in this database where I collected all these regrets, I had people who would fill out this thing called the World Regret Survey and then say, I don't have any regrets, and then proceed to tell me some regret that they had.

What's more, I did a piece of quantitative research here where we surveyed 4,489 Americans in this big public opinion poll where I asked people the question without using the R word, and this is the key. We asked 4,489 Americans, a representative sample of the U.S. population, how often do you look back on your life and wish you had done something differently? So we don't say the regret word.

What's more, I did a piece of quantitative research here where we surveyed 4,489 Americans in this big public opinion poll where I asked people the question without using the R word, and this is the key. We asked 4,489 Americans, a representative sample of the U.S. population, how often do you look back on your life and wish you had done something differently? So we don't say the regret word.

What's more, I did a piece of quantitative research here where we surveyed 4,489 Americans in this big public opinion poll where I asked people the question without using the R word, and this is the key. We asked 4,489 Americans, a representative sample of the U.S. population, how often do you look back on your life and wish you had done something differently? So we don't say the regret word.

1% said never. 12 percent said rarely. Eighty three percent said they do it occasionally. So sometimes, you know, this this word regret for some people is so charged that they have this instinctive view that, oh, I don't have any regrets. But when you actually peel it back and ask them to ask. So to answer your question more directly, it's like, oh, really, you don't have any regrets.

1% said never. 12 percent said rarely. Eighty three percent said they do it occasionally. So sometimes, you know, this this word regret for some people is so charged that they have this instinctive view that, oh, I don't have any regrets. But when you actually peel it back and ask them to ask. So to answer your question more directly, it's like, oh, really, you don't have any regrets.

1% said never. 12 percent said rarely. Eighty three percent said they do it occasionally. So sometimes, you know, this this word regret for some people is so charged that they have this instinctive view that, oh, I don't have any regrets. But when you actually peel it back and ask them to ask. So to answer your question more directly, it's like, oh, really, you don't have any regrets.

So do you ever look back on anything and wish you hadn't done it? Oh, yeah, I wish I hadn't majored in blabbity blonde college. Oh, I wish I hadn't dated that person. Oh, well, that's a regret. Well, no, it's not. Well, yeah, it is.

So do you ever look back on anything and wish you hadn't done it? Oh, yeah, I wish I hadn't majored in blabbity blonde college. Oh, I wish I hadn't dated that person. Oh, well, that's a regret. Well, no, it's not. Well, yeah, it is.

So do you ever look back on anything and wish you hadn't done it? Oh, yeah, I wish I hadn't majored in blabbity blonde college. Oh, I wish I hadn't dated that person. Oh, well, that's a regret. Well, no, it's not. Well, yeah, it is.

What are they trying to say? I don't know. I mean, I think part of it is that they're trying to put forward a...

What are they trying to say? I don't know. I mean, I think part of it is that they're trying to put forward a...

What are they trying to say? I don't know. I mean, I think part of it is that they're trying to put forward a...

a life performance that that seems to be flawless to other people even though none of our lives are flawless i think part of it is is that they have been indoctrinated to think that we should have only positive thoughts and positive emotions and the truth of the matter is is that we should have lots of positive thoughts and lots of positive emotions

a life performance that that seems to be flawless to other people even though none of our lives are flawless i think part of it is is that they have been indoctrinated to think that we should have only positive thoughts and positive emotions and the truth of the matter is is that we should have lots of positive thoughts and lots of positive emotions

a life performance that that seems to be flawless to other people even though none of our lives are flawless i think part of it is is that they have been indoctrinated to think that we should have only positive thoughts and positive emotions and the truth of the matter is is that we should have lots of positive thoughts and lots of positive emotions