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The Psychology of Regret
This episode explores regret as a complex emotional process rooted in comparing the life we lived with the life we imagine could have been. Through counterfactual thinking, the mind creates idealized alternative outcomes, often making reality feel insufficient. While regret can be useful in guiding learning and future decisions, it becomes harmful when it turns into repetitive self-criticism and emotional loops.
The episode highlights that regret often intensifies in adulthood, especially around missed opportunities and inactions, which tend to leave more psychological space for “what if”…
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