What Daniel Pink has said about World Regret Survey
2 quotes · 1 episode · May 25, 2026
Daniel Pink, American author who led a large study on regret, has been quoted on World Regret Survey 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 says the most surprising finding of the survey was how universal regrets are across places and genders.
“And so it's the universality of it that surprised me the most”
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 15:13
Pink reports that nearly a third of respondents left email addresses for follow-up, far exceeding his expected 5%.
“We had nearly a third of people leave their email address and say, yeah, it's like, not only do I want to tell you a complete stranger”
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 15:52
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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