id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-3020 Regret - Wikipedia .html text/html 3110 499 61 Anticipated regret, or how much regret one thinks one will feel in the future, appears to be overestimated for actions and choices.[5][6] This appears to be, in part, due to a tendency to underestimate the extent to which people attribute bad outcomes to external factors rather than to internal factors (i.e., themselves).[5] It can lead to inaction or inertia and omission bias.[7] A 2018 study found that people were more likely to express "ideal-related regrets", such as failing to follow their dreams and live up to their full potential.[12][13] This was found to correlate with the anecdotal accounts of palliative care nurse Bronnie Ware about the most common regrets she had heard expressed by those nearing death, which included: Regret lingers where opportunity existed, with the self-blame of remorse being a core element to ultimately spur corrective action in decision-making.[1] "Waves of regret: a meg study of emotion and decision-making". "Brain, emotion and decision making: the paradigmatic example of regret". ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3020.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3020.txt