Thomas Gilovich, PhD, psychologist, Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Chair of Psychology at Cornell University and coauthor with Shai Davidai, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at The New School, of the study “The Ideal Road Not Taken: The Self-Discrepancies Involved in People’s Most Enduring Regrets” published in the journal Emotion.
All regrets are not created equal. Here’s how to avoid the ones you’ll rue the most.