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Jan 2024
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How to learn from regret, with Robert Le...

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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Regret is painful – but it can also be productive, pushing us to make better decisions and needed changes in our lives. Dr. Robert Leahy, author of the book “If Only…Finding Freedom From Regret,” talks about the difference between productive and unproductive regret, why some people seem to ruminate on their regrets more than others, what to do if regret is c ... Show More
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