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> Don't regret time spent doing something you enjoy. This common saying is harmful and borderline hedonistic. Not all enjoyable activities are good activities.
by beltsazar 3y ago
> Don't regret time spent doing something you enjoy.
This common saying is harmful and borderline hedonistic. Not all enjoyable activities are good activities. Should ex-smokers not regret their past smoking habit, then?
Everything must be in moderation. Playing video games, watching movies, and binging TV shows are great for unwinding after work. But if you do them too much, they can disrupt your life.
- dankwizard 3y agoNerd alert.
- JambalayaJim 3y agoYes, ex-smokers should not regret their past smoking habits. There is no point in letting past decisions affect your present emotions.
- beltsazar 3y agoAre you suggesting that we should never regret anything, then? Like I said, everything must be in moderation. Regrets are effective for reminding us not to repeat the same mistakes. But of course if we regret our mistakes 24/7, it will only depress us and discourage us to do anything.
- JambalayaJim 3y agoYes we should not regret anything. Regret is not effective for reminding us not to repeat mistakes ( the experience of the mistake is enough to do that, and not the same as regret)
- beltsazar 3y agoYou have a different definition of "regret" from what most people think, then.