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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

2727: Why We Have Regret by Leo Babauta

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Leo Babauta of Zen Habits talks about why we have regret Episode 2727: Why We Have Regret by Leo Babauta Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness. The original post is located here: https://zenhabits.net/regret/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 2727.

0:04.1

Why We Have Regret?

0:05.8

By Leo Babata of Zenhabit.net, and I'm Justin Mollock, and we'd jump right into today's

0:11.5

post as we optimize your life.

0:18.2

Why We Have Regret?

0:20.0

By Leo Babata of Zenhabit.net.

0:23.0

We've all heard the phrase, no regrets.

0:26.6

We've already uttered when about to do something a little unwise, perhaps.

0:30.6

And yet, as a learning as the living without regrets philosophy sounds, it's not always

0:35.8

so easy.

0:37.3

We regret missed opportunities.

0:39.4

We regret things that made us feel dumb.

0:42.2

We regret not telling someone we love them more before they died.

0:46.0

We regret not spending our time more wisely, accomplishing more.

0:49.8

We regret procrastinating, not forming better habits, eating too many sweets, not writing

0:55.3

the novel we always wanted to write, not reading all the books we plan to read, not mastering

1:00.4

Russian or chess or the ninja arts.

1:03.7

We regret getting into better relationships or making mistakes in a past relationship.

1:08.4

Yes, we regret things, and sometimes it can be consuming.

1:14.0

Why We Have Regret?

1:16.2

Simply put, we regret choices we make because we worry that we should have made other choices.

1:22.3

We think we should have done something better, but didn't.

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