What Makes a Good Life? This Study on 26,000 Regrets Will Guide You for the Rest of Your Life

May 25, 2026 · 1h 10m · YouTube

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0:00Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast.

0:09Today, you and I are talking about a global study that completely changed the way I think about my entire life.

0:17This study is called the Global Regret Survey, and it analyzed more than 26,000 regrets from people in 134 countries.

0:25Now, when I read this research, it stopped me in my tracks.

0:30You know what it made me realize?

0:32I need to call my dad.

0:34I need to take my health more seriously.

0:35I need to stop beating myself up over the stupid things that I did in my 20s, my 30s, my 40s, and just move on.

0:44I was so moved by what I learned that I invited the director of that study, Daniel Pink, to be here in Boston for a life-changing conversation about regret.

0:56Daniel Pink is going to teach you that after analyzing regrets from all over the world, there are four types of regrets.

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