A psychologist explains two counterintuitive habits shared by people who rarely regret their decisions — and neither involves ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nirit Cohen covers the Future of Work, bridging trends with solutions. What if your biggest career regret isn’t quitting—but ...

A friend of mine – we will call him “Jay” – was working for IBM in New York City in the early ’90s. He was a computer programmer and made a good salary. Occasionally, competitors and startups ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times; photo via Getty Images) We all have regrets. And they come in myriad shapes and sizes. Some people ...

Millions of Americans exiting the workforce--and many more actively participating in it--appear to exhibit a single financial regret that's rooted in their youthful decisions: They cite not saving ...

Have you ever regretted something you did or didn’t do in life? Ruminating on past mistakes is a downer and can lead to depression or anxiety if it continues unabated. But a new book by psychologist ...

Tech workers at companies including Amazon, Google, and Meta share their biggest career regrets.

Regret silently creeps into our daily thoughts, influencing decisions and making us question our choices. While feeling remorse for past mistakes is natural, holding onto regret creates a deeper, more ...

Regret can be defined as the recognition of having made a mistake in the past and a sense that a different action would have been a better choice. Regret is a feeling unto itself, and tends to feel ...

Well-meaning people sometimes offer the following advice: “Don’t do something you will regret!” If you smoke cigarettes, you might get lung cancer, and you will regret that—so don’t smoke. If you have ...

Writing for The Conversation, J. Kim Penberthy, a neurobehavioral scientist in University of Virginia’s School of Medicine, explains that regret can negatively affect your physical health and shares ...

We can learn from them and avoid making the same mistake twice. I say all of this because I ran across a story about regrets ...