Regret
Subject in Mental Health
Regret has come up in 5 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast, On Purpose with Jay Shetty. 5 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Daniel PinkAmerican author who led a large study on regret
Pink cites negotiation research showing that people who reflect on regrets perform better in subsequent negotiations.
“The researchers say, tell me what you regret doing or not doing in that negotiation. So they invite the bad emotion. Then they go to a next negotiation. They do better”
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 17:16
Pink distinguishes regret from disappointment by saying regret requires personal agency.
“And so regret has to have agency. It's something that you did. You can't regret something someone else did”
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 13:11
Pink argues that nearly everyone has regrets, with exceptions being young children, some people with neurodegenerative disorders, and sociopaths.
“The only people who don't have regrets are little kids because their brains haven't developed the cognitive capacity to do it”
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 6:44
Gary VaynerchukEntrepreneur and social media personality known for the "$1.80" engagement strategy
Vaynerchuk says the worst sentence a person can say late in life is the three words "I wish I."
“the worst sentence, Mel, is three words. I wish I dot, dot, dot, dot, dot”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 36:48
Vaynerchuk recommends volunteering five hours at a retirement home, saying it benefits the volunteer as much as residents.
“If you can volunteer five hours to a retirement home in your general area, like literally call them, email them”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 34:48
Sylvester StalloneAmerican actor, screenwriter and director known for the Rocky and Rambo franchises; author of the memoir The Steps
Stallone says he was too shy to accept Elvis Presley's 1976 invitation to watch Rocky with him and urges people not to pass up such opportunities.
“1976 when Rocky came out, he invited me to Tennessee to his home and to go to a local theater and watch Rocky with him alone”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.” (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 5:30
Kristen
Kristen says she is stuck in a constant loop of regret about leaving her ex and cannot regain her former work performance.
“I am in this constant loop in my head. of regret. I feel like I shouldn't have left my ex”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: If You’re Feeling Stuck in Life, Listen to This (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 12:38
Mel RobbinsAmerican author, podcast host and former lawyer who hosts The Mel Robbins Podcast
Robbins, citing Daniel Pink's research, says regret is meant to teach rather than punish.
“he says regret is not meant to bury you. It's not meant to punish you. It's meant to teach you something you need to learn”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: If You’re Feeling Stuck in Life, Listen to This (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 13:17
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 3 episodes
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2 episodes
Episodes
SYLVESTER STALLONE: “I Wasn’t Stupid. I Was Just Misunderstood.”On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Sep 28, 2026 · 1 h 29 min
Jay Shetty interviews Sylvester Stallone about his painful childhood, rejection, creating Rocky, his parents, career slumps, health, marriage and his memoir The Steps.
This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire LifeThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 7, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Mel Robbins talks with entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk about accountability, fear, regret, envy, peace of mind, and taking action on careers, business, and social media.
Emilie Kiser EXCLUSIVE: The Loss That Changed Her ForeverOn Purpose with Jay Shetty · Jun 17, 2026 · 1 h 7 min
Emilie Kiser tells Jay Shetty about losing her son Trigg in a pool accident, living with grief publicly, her marriage, and pool safety.
- What Makes a Good Life? This Study on 26,000 Regrets Will Guide You for the Rest of Your Life
The 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.
- If You’re Feeling Stuck in Life, Listen to This
The Mel Robbins Podcast · May 14, 2026 · 50 min
Mel Robbins explains three traps that keep people stuck—not being ready, overcomplicating, and hesitation—and coaches listeners through each with practical tactics.