Is It Too Late to Change What You Regret?

Is It Too Late To Change What You Regret

The question of whether it is too late to act on a regret is almost always asked too early. The assumption of closure (that the window has passed, that the relationship is over, that the path is gone) tends to arrive well before it has actually been tested. Sometimes the window has closed. Sometimes it

How to Use Regret Productively Without Being Consumed by It

How To Use Regret Productively

The standard advice about regret offers two options: suppress it, or let it drive you to immediate action. Neither captures what regret is actually for. Research on the subject suggests regret carries two pieces of information worth reading: a signal about what you value highly enough to feel its absence, and a cue about what