The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
by Daniel Pink
Buy on AmazonFrom Daniel H. Pink, the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of When and Drive, a new book about the transforming power of that crucial and misunderstood emotion, regret. "Regret is not dangerous or abnormal, it is healthy and universal, an integral part of being human," Daniel H. Pink writes in his provocative and eye-opening new book. "Done right, it needn't bring us down; it can lift us up." Drawing from new research in social psychology, neuroscience, biology, and more, as well as from more than ten thousand people in thirty-five countries around the world who responded to his World Regret Survey-the largest of its kind ever conducted-Pink challenges the idea of regret being a drag on our self-esteem and outlook.…
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"Daniel Pink has this great book on regret and he talks about it as a valid motivator to get you to make good decisions."
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"This book not only reframed regret for me, it also showed me how the kinds of things we regret point us to what makes a life well-lived. It was really clarifying and transformative, and it informed the “big picture” types of decisions I’ve made since. It’s well-written and well-paced, too."
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