Liz Phelps: If you’re wallowing in regret, you have to start to think about: “What is it I got from that situation that might be helpful? And what kinds of things can I use that for to help me in the future? And how do I think about it differently in such a way that it will actually take me out of this stuck situation to one where I can think about growing in the future?”
Samantha Laine Perfas: We all make mistakes. Sometimes we’re able to brush off these experiences and learn from them, but other times, we’re left with regrets. We regret that thing we said, how we handled that situation, or the choice we made. And often, we come to regret the things we didn’t do just as much as the things we did. How do we make peace with the actions — or inactions — that still haunt us?
Welcome to “Harvard Thinking,” a podcast where the life of the mind meets everyday life.
Today, I’m joined by:
Leslie John: Leslie John. I’m a behavioral scientist and a professor at the Harvard Business School.
