Counterfactual thinking
Subject in Social Sciences
Counterfactual thinking has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Daniel PinkAmerican author who led a large study on regret
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
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
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.