The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward

by Daniel H. Pink

Connection regrets arise any time we neglect the people who help establish our own sense of wholeness.

The lesson is plain: Speak up. Ask him out. Take that trip. Start that business. Step off the train.

Connection regrets are the largest category in the deep structure of human regret. They arise from relationships that have come undone or that remain incomplete.

Close relationships, more than money or fame, are what keep people happy throughout their lives. .

What give our lives significance and satisfaction are meaningful relationships.

With connection regrets, the human need is love. Not love only in the romantic sense—but a broader version of love that includes attachment, devotion, and community and that encompasses parents, children, siblings, and friends.