Regret can be all-consuming – a neurobehavioral scientist explains how people can overcome it
- Written by J. Kim Penberthy, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia
Regret can increase stress and negatively affect one's physical health.JGI/Tom Grill via Getty ImagesA friend of mine – we will call him “Jay” – was working for IBM in New York City in the early ‘90s. He was a computer programmer and made a good salary. Occasionally, competitors and startups approached Jay to join...