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The power of regret : how looking backward moves us forward / Daniel H. Pink.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2022Description: 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780735210653
  • 0735210659
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Contents:
Part one: Regret reclaimed. The life-thwarting nonsense of no regrets ; Why regret makes us human ; At leasts and If onlys ; Why regret makes us better -- Part two: Regret revealed. Regret on the surface ; The four core regrets ; Foundation regrets ; Boldness regrets ; Moral regrets ; Connection regrets ; Opportunity and obligation -- Part three: Regret remade. Undoing and At leasting ; Disclosure, compassion, and distance ; Anticipating regret -- Coda. Regret and redemption.
Summary: "From Daniel H. Pink, the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of When and Drive, a new book about the transforming power of that crucial and misunderstood emotion, regret. "Regret is not dangerous or abnormal, it is healthy and universal, an integral part of being human," Daniel H. Pink writes in his provocative and eye-opening new book. "Done right, it needn't bring us down; it can lift us up." Drawing from new research in social psychology, neuroscience, biology, and more, as well as from more than ten thousand people in thirty-five countries around the world who responded to his World Regret Survey-the largest of its kind ever conducted-Pink challenges the idea of regret being a drag on our self-esteem and outlook. In fact, understanding how regret actually works and using those insights to reframe our perspective of it will help us reclaim regret as an indispensable emotion that can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and bring greater meaning to our lives. As he did in his other paradigm-changing books When, Drive, and A Whole New Mind, Pink sets down a dynamic new way of thinking about regret and frames his ideas in ways that are clear, accessible, and pragmatic. Packed with true stories of people's regrets as well as practical takeaways for reimagining regret as a positive force in your own life, this book shows how we can live richer, more engaged lives-with no regrets"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Everybody has regrets, Daniel H. Pink explains. They're a universal and healthy part of being human. And understanding how regret works can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and bring greater meaning to our lives. Drawing on research in social psychology, neuroscience, and biology, Pink exposes the foolishness of the 'no regrets' philosophy of life. Packed with true stories of people's regrets as well as practical takeaways for reimagining regret as a positive force, The Power of Regret shows how all of us can live richer, more engaged lives.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-230) and index.

Part one: Regret reclaimed. The life-thwarting nonsense of no regrets ; Why regret makes us human ; At leasts and If onlys ; Why regret makes us better -- Part two: Regret revealed. Regret on the surface ; The four core regrets ; Foundation regrets ; Boldness regrets ; Moral regrets ; Connection regrets ; Opportunity and obligation -- Part three: Regret remade. Undoing and At leasting ; Disclosure, compassion, and distance ; Anticipating regret -- Coda. Regret and redemption.

"From Daniel H. Pink, the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of When and Drive, a new book about the transforming power of that crucial and misunderstood emotion, regret. "Regret is not dangerous or abnormal, it is healthy and universal, an integral part of being human," Daniel H. Pink writes in his provocative and eye-opening new book. "Done right, it needn't bring us down; it can lift us up." Drawing from new research in social psychology, neuroscience, biology, and more, as well as from more than ten thousand people in thirty-five countries around the world who responded to his World Regret Survey-the largest of its kind ever conducted-Pink challenges the idea of regret being a drag on our self-esteem and outlook. In fact, understanding how regret actually works and using those insights to reframe our perspective of it will help us reclaim regret as an indispensable emotion that can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and bring greater meaning to our lives. As he did in his other paradigm-changing books When, Drive, and A Whole New Mind, Pink sets down a dynamic new way of thinking about regret and frames his ideas in ways that are clear, accessible, and pragmatic. Packed with true stories of people's regrets as well as practical takeaways for reimagining regret as a positive force in your own life, this book shows how we can live richer, more engaged lives-with no regrets"-- Provided by publisher.

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