Should i regret

This post was originally published by Dr. Travis Bradberry on LinkedIn. Join Us. About Us. I am a product of my decisions. You fail to uphold your morals: When you get too caught up in what your boss thinks of you, how much money you think your spouse needs to be happy, or how bad you will look if you fail, you are at high risk of violating your own morals. Your intense desire to make yourself look good compromises your ability to stay true to yourself and, ultimately, to feel good.

They wish they had expressed their feelings. They wish they had stayed in touch with their friends. They wish they had let themselves be happy. Bringing It All Together Some decisions have repercussions that can last a lifetime. Rather than wallow in that despair, however, he has chipped away at satisfying the wanderlust that feeds it. On weekends, too, they check out new neighborhoods in New York, but all the while Davidai focuses on his scholarly work and retains his steady job.

By providing your email, you agree to the Quartz Privacy Policy. Skip to navigation Skip to content. Discover Membership. Editions Quartz. More from Quartz About Quartz. Follow Quartz. These are some of our most ambitious editorial projects. From our Obsession. Although ancient in some cases, these proverbs still provide valuable guidance.

The ways in which talking and listening can best be used to help people in crisis. We hear about eight lightbulb moments that changed people's lives. Radio 4 in Four. Main content. Why it is good to feel regret. How to manage regrets and move forward. What is regret? Does modern life mean more regrets? Maybe these survivors passing on this single regret with such unity and clarity will encourage others to exercise that one vital control.

I was humbled by their honesty. Education was high up the list — there were many more regrets to do with school and college than I would have expected. Left me disadvantaged all my life. I wanted to get a job. Found one. And then, as if in reply, I also got a set of tweets filled with big solutions. I righted my regret. Best choice ever. I was a wimp in my 20s. More than once. As well as the many tweets like this:. Career-choice regrets made me realise a pattern was developing … regret seems most often to be about fear.