A fine article. Really appreciated the candor. However, the last bit here left me thinking: > “ So, this is what I think about when I need to push through. I a

A fine article. Really appreciated the candor. However, the last bit here left me thinking: > “ So, this is what I think about when I need to push through. I am at the right place because it minimizes future regrets.” What is the point of it all? There is probably a reason that the “pursuit of happiness” resonates with people more than a saying such as “minimize future regrets.” I’m not saying the author is wrong - minimizing future regrets may indeed maximize long-term happiness - but I can’t help but feel a little bit of hollowness in the proclamation “minimize future regrets.” But if I’m honest with myself, this may be a projection of my negative mood as I deal with a major current regret (divorce). So maybe there’s something to this idea after all? I suppose my point is that avoiding pain or regret, while perhaps a necessary precondition, is not necessarily the same as the pursuit of happiness or the pursuit of a meaningful life or life well lived.