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If you have career regrets in 2026, watch this.

Name: If you have career regrets in 2026, watch this.
Uploaded: 2026-04-05T21:32:18.730Z
Duration: 51 min 21 s
Description: The video reveals that 60–70% of workers would choose a different career if they could start over, driven by heavier regret of inaction versus action. It argues that finding one’s passion is the hardest part, best approached through curiosity, peer groups, and the “regret minimization framework.

From My First Million · Published Apr 5, 2026 · Watch on YouTube

TL;DR

The video reveals that 60–70% of workers would choose a different career if they could start over, driven by heavier regret of inaction versus action. It argues that finding one’s passion is the hardest part, best approached through curiosity, peer groups, and the “regret minimization framework.

Key insights

Seven out of ten people (Wharton study: six out of ten) would start their career over differently; the regret of inaction weighs more than regret of action.
Passion is a cliché; better terms are fascination, curiosity, or obsession (Seinfeld: “fascination”; book chapter: “Chase Your Curiosity”).
Angela Duckworth updated her “Grit” formula to put more weight on passion than perseverance, warning that grinding without love leads to burnout.

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