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The Power of Regret

By: Daniel H. Pink
Narrated by: Daniel H. Pink,Alejandro Ruiz,Fred Sanders,Gisela Chipe,Hilarry Huber,Nancy Wu,Neil Shah,Jade Wheeler,Sarah Palmero,Edward Hong
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Summary

‘No regrets.’ You’ve heard people proclaim it as a philosophy of life. That’s nonsense, even dangerous, says Daniel H. Pink in his latest bold and inspiring work. Everybody has regrets. They’re a fundamental part of our lives. And if we reckon with them in fresh and imaginative ways, we can enlist our regrets to make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and deepen our sense of meaning and purpose.

In The Power of Regret, Pink draws on research in psychology, neuroscience, economics and biology to challenge widely-held assumptions about emotions and behaviour. Using the largest sampling of attitudes about regret ever conducted from his own World Regret Survey–which has collected regrets from more than 16,000 people in 105 countries–he identifies the four core regrets that most people have. These four regrets, Pink argues, operate as a ‘photographic negative’ of the good life. By understanding what people regret the most, we can understand what they value the most. And by following the simple, science-based, three-step process that he sets out, we can transform our regrets in a positive force for working smarter and living better.

With Pink’s signature blend of big ideas and practical takeaways, captivating stories and crisp humour, The Power of Regret offers an urgent and indispensable guide for a life well-lived.

©2022 Daniel H. Pink (P)2022 Canongate Books

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I regret buying this book

I don’t think there is enough useful information to constitute writing a book on this subject, a leaflet would’ve been fine. Everyone wants to write a book nowadays, maybe I’ll write one about this book. No regrets!

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  • 03-03-22

Disappointing

What a disappointing book. Pink mentioned he was not sure how to frame it. I think that is obvious. This is a book of easy soundbites. Little beyond the basic - you will regret things, use this as motivation - it brings little new to light.

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, boring

could have said the same things in half the time. repetition and basic knowledge staff. not a good read

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Regret is good because...

... if you make bad decisions that you later don't like regret will tell you so. That's it with a lot of fluff and examples of bad decision makers having regrets.

lt would have been nice to have some balance from good decision makers explaining how they don't have regrets because they know that they couldn't have done anything better but this is not covered and dismissed. The author decides not to believe anyone who claims not to have regrets.

I've enjoyed Dan Pink's other works but this one is unfortunately bad science. And I have no regrets in saying that.

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Pretty basically obvious.

Of course regret is part of reflection and those that say no regrets are likely not being honest, or are wired in a certain way. Just didn’t thing this book offered much.

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Again, a New & refreshing thinking

It’s impossible don't be a fan of Daniel Pink. Again he put us in different level of analysis and thinking!

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Basic

This could have been a blog post. It all seemed obvious to me. The main idea was just repeated and lots of examples given. Good information for someone who doesn’t believe in regrets I think but otherwise not for me.

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To regret or not to regret

This audiobooks contains plenty of useful information. Probably would be advisable to listen again and write down some of the main points. We'll done narration.

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  • Eric Lee
  • 24-06-23

Another pseudo-science self-help book

Why would anyone consider using any form of research based on observation of monkeys in order to improve themselves?
Kind of a typical self-help book trying to cash-in on some latest science publication as a solution for managing regret.

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  • Pierre
  • 23-08-22

A few interesting thoughts

Not for me. Perhaps I haven't regretted enough in life to associate with this book. There were a few interesting concepts, but nothing that would tangibly improve my life.

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  • 27-02-22

This book came along when needed

Thank you very much Dan for writing this book. It came along just when I needed it, to put my regrets in perspective. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

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