Bestselling author Dan Pink believes in regret - and believes that having “no regrets” really means you’re missing out on the chance to learn from not only your own mistakes, but the mistakes others have made, that you don’t have to.

<p>There’s a moment in the 2013 comedy movie <em>We’re the Millers </em>that points to how pervasive - and misguided - the “no regrets” life motto has become. A character proudly displays a tattoo that reads, “no rAgrets”, and even more proudly proclaims that he <em>really </em>doesn’t have any regrets. Not even one letter. </p><p>Bestselling author Dan Pink highlights this scene as a great metaphor for society’s almost comical underappreciation of regret. Dan is an advocate for the transformative power of looking back on your past actions, processes and routines in order to learn from them, and do better next time. </p><p>He discusses what’s changed about his working habits since his last appearance on the show, why he was drawn to the concept of regret in the first place, and how compassion changed his whole approach to learning from past mistakes.</p><p>Connect with Dan on <a href="https://twitter.com/DanielPink">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danielpink">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielpink/">LinkedIn</a></p><p>Find The Power of Regret book <a href="https://www.danpink.com/the-power-of-regret/">here</a></p><p>***</p><p>Connect with me on the socials:</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber/?originalSubdomain=au">Linkedin</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/amantha?lang=en">Twitter</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/amanthai/?hl=en">Instagram</a> </p><p> </p><p>If you’re looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a fortnightly newsletter that contains three cool things I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at <a href="http://howiwork.co">http://howiwork.co</a></p><p>Visit <a href="https://www.amantha.com/podcast">https://www.amantha.com/podcast</a> for full show notes from all episodes.</p><p>Get in touch at <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;to=amantha@inventium.com.au">amantha@i