Psychology Today | 07.02.2026 00:36
Regret is as human as any other emotion, whether it is joy, fear, or love. At some point in our lives, we all make decisions we later question. Sometimes they are choices driven by impulse, fear, or incomplete information. Traditionally, regret is framed as something to overcome or eliminate, a backward-looking emotion that keeps us tethered to the past. But what if regret could be leveraged completely differently? What if it could serve as a compass rather than a cage?
