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What does it mean?
Regrets about missed experiences cut deeply and summarize a life's narrative.
In plain terms
Things you didn't do hurt you and make up your story.
What can you take from it?
Unfulfilled desires shape how you see your life.

Where it applies

  • midlife crisis
  • end of life
  • career reflection

Putting it to work

  • writing memoirs
  • making choices
  • planning future

Questions to consider

  • What do you regret most?
  • Is your life a story?

Another view

It ignores the value of things not done.

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