I expect that people who regret missed opportunities more than actual behavior have higher estimates of the expected value of hypothetical actions than people who don’t. That is, they believe the X they didn’t do would have been totally awesome, whereas the Xes they actually did do have various flaws and blemishes.
I expect that people who regret missed opportunities more than actual behavior have higher estimates of the expected value of hypothetical actions than people who don’t. That is, they believe the X they didn’t do would have been totally awesome, whereas the Xes they actually did do have various flaws and blemishes.