What we need when looking back isn't regret, but assessment.
what we need when looking forward isn't worry, but judgement.
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Research has found that when people are given more options, they have more opportunities for regret and worry.
To protect your happiness, limit the amount of time you give yourself to choose, or pick between fewer options.
Don't allow yourself to second guess the decision once...
Our brains are wired to think, worry, remember, predict, plan, and regret. Mindfulness asks us to swim against the tide of these mental habits.
We need support in this practice, with books, lectures, classes, and conversations with like-minded friends.
Trying too hard to make the perfect choice causes analysis paralysis. When we overanalyze every decision to avoid any kind of regret, it paralyzes us into indecision... that's how people end up wasting their lives.
"What if... that means... but then... also... Oh, I've cir...
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