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This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.

Okay. Do you have any huge regrets in life?

Do you try to convince yourself that you actually don't regret anything?

Do you go to great lengths to avoid doing anything that you might regret later?

If so, you're going to want to hear today's show.

I'm talking to New York Times bestselling author Dan Pink about his new book,

The Power of Regret.

Some of the things he talks about are the most common regrets people have,

the best strategies for coping with regret,

and how to use your regrets to create a better life.

Make sure to stick around until the end of the episode for the therapist take.

It's the part of the show where I'll break down Dan's strategies and talk about how you can apply them to your own life.

So here's Daniel Pink on how your regrets can actually help you grow mentally stronger. Daniel Pink, welcome to the

very well-mind podcast. I am glad to be with you. I am super excited about your new book,

The Power of Regrets. I have no doubt that it's going to help a lot of people. Regret is something

that we don't talk much about. So, but before we dive into it, maybe we should have you define it.

What does it really mean to have regret? Well, regret is an emotion, and it's emotion that

involves looking backward and thinking, oh, if only I hadn't made that stupid choice, if only

I hadn't taken that path, if only I hadn't made that decision. So it's, it's backward looking

and unpleasant. And it makes us

feel bad. And that's one reason we try to avoid it. But if we deal with it right, it can actually

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