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Yeah, but you'd wish you made the other decision, which is what everyone means by "regret".
by dcurtis 18y ago
Yeah, but you'd wish you made the other decision, which is what everyone means by "regret".
- mixmax 18y agolooking back and wishing you had done something else is the certain path to becoming a grumpy old man.
- ken 18y agoHe probably doesn't, actually. "... the fact is, that a year after losing the use of their legs, and a year after winning the Lotto, lottery winners and paraplegics are equally happy with their lives." "In fact a recent study -- this almost floors me -- a recent study showing how major life traumas affect people, suggests that if it happened over three months ago, with only a few exceptions, it has no impact whatsoever on your happiness." Dan Gilbert, http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_...