What Daniel Pink has said about Counterfactual thinking
1 quote · 1 episode · May 25, 2026
Daniel Pink, American author who led a large study on regret, has been quoted on Counterfactual thinking once 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 explains that action regrets can be softened by downward counterfactuals, illustrated by bronze medalists appearing happier than silver medalists, whereas inaction regrets cannot.
“not the silver medalists, right? Because the silver medalists were doing an upward counterfactual”
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 49:23
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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