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What does it mean?
Avoiding regret. The past cannot be changed.
In plain terms
I do not waste time worrying about old events.
What can you take from it?
Move forward from the past.

Where it applies

  • breakups
  • career failures
  • aging

Putting it to work

  • let go
  • focus on today
  • avoid rumination

Questions to consider

  • What past event haunts you?
  • How do you move on?

Another view

Learning from the past is sometimes useful.

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