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A review by jsimms435
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Daniel H. Pink
4.0
The author is very clear that regret should lead us to evaluate our actions and to try to do things differently if we have the chance next time with the things we regret. I noticed also in the middle of the book he says that for some people regret leads to rumination which causes anxiety and depression, but then he doesn't say what to do about that. The author also spends a lot of time talking about the different types of regret such as foundation regrets, moral regrets, boldness regrets, connection regrets.
This book was somewhat repetitive and spent a lot of time talking about the world research survey that Dr.Pink did and is ongoing at www.worldregretsurvey.com.
I do like the idea in the last section of the book that talks about having self compassion when you make mistakes. None of us is perfect and we all make mistakes. Sometimes people are kinder to a stranger than they are to themselves. Beating yourself up rarely makes you want to do something better or is motivational.
Overall, I don't regret reading this book.
This book was somewhat repetitive and spent a lot of time talking about the world research survey that Dr.Pink did and is ongoing at www.worldregretsurvey.com.
I do like the idea in the last section of the book that talks about having self compassion when you make mistakes. None of us is perfect and we all make mistakes. Sometimes people are kinder to a stranger than they are to themselves. Beating yourself up rarely makes you want to do something better or is motivational.
Overall, I don't regret reading this book.