What Daniel Pink has said about Boldness regrets
2 quotes · 1 episode · May 25, 2026
Daniel Pink, American author who led a large study on regret, has been quoted on Boldness regrets 2 times in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on May 25, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Pink reports that across domains people overwhelmingly regret not taking chances.
“Overwhelmingly, when people don't take the shot, they regret it. Overwhelmingly, and it doesn't matter the domain of life”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: What Makes a Good Life? This Study on 26,000 Regrets Will Guide You for the Rest of Your Life (May 25, 2026) · Listen from 38:38
Pink cites Daniel Kahneman's work to argue that quitting at the right time typically feels premature.
“Quitting at the right time always feels like quitting too early. That's just the way that it is”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: What Makes a Good Life? This Study on 26,000 Regrets Will Guide You for the Rest of Your Life (May 25, 2026) · Listen from 41:33
Episodes
What Makes a Good Life? This Study on 26,000 Regrets Will Guide You for the Rest of Your LifeThe Mel Robbins Podcast · May 25, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Mel Robbins and author Daniel Pink discuss the World Regret Survey, the four core types of regret, and a three-step method for learning from regret.
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