Regret
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The Vampire Problem: How to Make Big Choices When You Can’t See the Future
How do we make big life choices when we don’t know the outcome? One solution is to decide based on “how you want to discover you will become.”
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Bitter Grapes: How Do We Know What We Really Want?
As a kid, I read Aesop’s fables. I found most of them depressing, but there is one story that sticks out in my memory: the tale of the fox and the grapes. You’re probably familiar with it, but here’s a summary just in case: A hungry fox one day notices some delicious-looking grapes hanging overhead.…
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The Right Way to Live with Regret and Anxiety
Regret and anxiety are an inseparable part of being human. But we can learn, in the words of Kierkegaard, “to be anxious in the right way.”
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What We Can Learn from the World’s Unluckiest Man
The life of Apple’s little-known cofounder is a lesson in hindsight bias, regret, and how the right perspective can save your sanity.
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Why Now Is Always the Right Time
Only through experimenting and failing do we actually get closer to figuring out what’s right for us.
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Amor Fati: Can We Love Life, No Matter What?
“Amor fati,” “love in spite of everything”, and “yes to one’s own true being”: all of these help us cope with life’s greatest difficulties.
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The Biggest Regret in Life (For Most of Us)
For most of us, our biggest regret in life won’t be what we did, but what we failed to do.
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The Hedgehog’s Dilemma: 3 Ways to Not Be Lonely
People regret not being closer to their friends. Here are 3 ways to overcome Schopenhauer’s famous Hedgehog Dilemma and find connection.
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Why Regret Is (Actually) Good for Us
Regret doesn’t always have to be a negative thing. In fact, it’s a valuable tool for improving our lives.
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