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What we regret

The regrets that bother us the most involve failing to live up to our “ideal selves.”

We’re not as bothered by the mistakes we’ve made or the things we ought to have done as we are bothered by never becoming the person we truly wanted to be.

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How to Avoid a Life of Regret

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The theory of the 3 selves

The actual self is what a person believes to be now, based on current attributes and abilities.
The ideal self is comprised of the attributes and abilities a person would like to possess one day— goals, hopes, and aspirations.
The ought self is who someone ...

Regretting what we don't do

People regret their inactions more than their actions in the long term.

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Don’t see regret as an ever-present threat. See it as a helpful reminder. An opportunity to improve your life. The pandemic has created regrets in all of us. Lost time, lost opportunities, lost connections. Now’s the time to fix them.

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