
The Things We Most REGRET Doing: Learning From Our Past Mistakes
About this episode
We've talked about the topic of 'regret' before but wanted to get more personal this time and share some insights from our own lives.
In Episode #330 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: my one-off jackass comment as a kid, why smashing out huge deadlifts maybe isn't a great idea, how regret can pile up later in life as your actions become magnified, why I find it easier to forgive stupid shit I did before 20 years old, how deep fears need to be conquered to avoid regret and a long spiel on our ethics.
A huge thanks to Petar the Podcast Listener and Dave Jones for supporting the show. Two absolute legends at the head of our leaderboard by a long shot!
As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:
(0:00) - A sad intro
(0:49) - We've talked about this topic on #21
(3:21) - Minor Personal Regrets
(10:06) - Destroying your body earlier in life
(15:49) - The building of regret
(22:40) - A small teaser
(24:54) - Boostagram Lounge
(32:31) - How steroids works
(36:34) - Forgiving yourself for past misdemeanours
(45:25) - Wasting years playing politics at work
(55:23) - Unforgivable regrets related to fear
(1:00:51) - Distorting reality
(1:08:24) - We will NEVER allow advertisements or contractual forcing of our words
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