Tag: choice

What do you want? In superhero movies and page-turners written for the beach, the answer to this question is clear. The hero has a goal, but encounters obstacles and must overcome them. In… more emotion Ambivalence

There are things that we’ll do for as long as we live because they suit our nature. Every day, for example, I take some time aside from my work to look off into… more emotion Devotion

Regret is a longing to undo a past decision, the wish that another choice had been made. Guilt is a related, but not identical, emotion. In regret, the moral quality of the past… more emotion Guilt

People are fond of saying that they have no regrets, but when Frank Sinatra sang that he had too few regrets to mention, it sounded more like a boast from an unreflective mind… more emotion Regret