Short and Long Term Regrets Of Decisions - Deepstash

Short and Long Term Regrets Of Decisions

  • In the short term, people experience more regret from ‘errors of commission’ (taking an action that leads to a disappointing outcome).
  • In the long term it is actually ‘errors of omission’ that lead to more regret – that is, disappointing outcomes that arise from not taking an action.

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