What Regret Can Teach Us About Who We Are & What We Value

By Dan Pink

The “Bittersweet” Benefits Of Sorrow & Longing

By Susan Cain

Getting to Grips With Brooding (& Finding Healthier Alternatives)

By Susan David

Learning To Live With The Past, As It Was (Not As We Would Have It)

By Teal Swan

Counterfactual Thinking: When We Try To Rewrite The Past

By Laura Kray & Frank McAndrew

What “Time Perspective” We Have & Its Impact On Our Lives

By Philip Zimbardo

Holding On To The Past By Wishing It Had Been Different

By Oprah Winfrey

"Past Authoring" To Help Us Get A Handle On Our Past

By Jordan Peterson

The Healing Art of "Constructive Wallowing"

By Tina Gilbertson

Replacing Rumination With Self-Reflection

By Terri Cole

TED Talks & Lectures

By Guy Winch & Kathryn Schulz

Tips & Webisodes

By Andy Puddicombe, Jay Shetty, Gary Vaynerchuk & Optimize

Clips & Interviews

By Brené Brown, Margo Jefferson & OWN

Insight

Greater Good Magazine

How Sorrow and Longing Enrich Your Life

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Quartz

A new study on the psychology of persistent regrets can teach you how to live now

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Big Think

What is counterfactual thinking?

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Psychology Today

When Is Reimagining the Past a Sign of Emotional Health?

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Psychology Today

How to Ruminate Productively

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HBR

How to Stop Obsessing Over Your Mistakes

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NPR

Why We Can’t Shake Life’s ‘Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda’ Moments

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Very Well Mind

Rumination: Why Do People Obsess Over Things?

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Metro

Why we make up fake scenarios in our heads at night – & why they can be so comforting

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Mel Magazine

Wallowing Is the Best Way to Get Over Pretty Much Everything

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APS

The Brooding Mind: Making the Worst of Ambiguity

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Psychology Today

10 Surprising Reasons You Shouldn’t Brood

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The Decision Lab

“If Only”: The Good and the Bad of Counterfactuals

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Psychology Today

Counterfactual Thinking: Imagining What Might Have Been

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D.I.Y.

Psych Central

9 Tips to Help Stop Ruminating

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The Joy Within

The Power of Revision

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Podcasts

Dr. Laurie Santos

Why Living Without Regret is a Bad Idea

Being Well Podcast

Rumination: How to Disrupt Obsessive Thoughts

Dan Pink

The Power Of Regret

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Podcast Clips

Daily Stoic

Journaling Before Bed Can Decrease Rumination

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Tim Ferriss

Regret Is A Powerful Teacher

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Brené Brown

Rumination Points Towards Past, Anxiety To The Future

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Book Extracts

The Life-Thwarting Nonsense Of No Regrets

Taken from The Power Of Regret, By Daniel H. Pink.

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The Power Of Bittersweet

Taken from Bittersweet, by Susan Cain.

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If Old Memories Still Upset You, Write Them Down Carefully & Completely

Taken from Beyond Order, by Jordan B. Peterson.

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How Your Time Perspective Affects Your life

Taken from Living & Loving Better With Time Perspective Therapy, by Philip Zimbardo.

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Benchmarking Reality

Taken from If Only, by Neal Roese, PhD.

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