lessons learned too late

Why Not Doing Something Hurts Longer Than Doing Something Wrong

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Why Inaction Causes More Regret Than Action

The things people regret most are almost never the things they did badly. They are the things they never did at all. Research on regret has documented a consistent pattern: in the short term, a recent mistake tends to sting more than a missed opportunity. But over longer stretches of time, the pattern reverses, and … Read more

Why We Always Seem to Learn Some Lessons Too Late

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Why We Always Learn Some Lessons Too Late

The feeling of having learned something too late is one of the most persistent things I encountered across two decades in hospice work. It almost never turns out to be what it appears to be on the surface. The mechanism behind it is not a failure to encounter the right wisdom early enough. It is … Read more