Try! The First Step to Eliminating Regret

Try! The First Step to Eliminating Regret

From The Jason Wright Show by Jason Wright

May 25, 2026 · 14 min · Season 6 · Episode 536

About this episode

Jason Wright discusses the importance of trying without the pressure of performance to avoid regret.

Low Stakes, Big Try: Why You Should Start (and Stop Making It Do-or-Die) Jason Wright shares a lesson from trying to relearn guitar using the GuitarTuna app: when he stopped treating practice as a performance and gave himself permission to fail, relax, and just learn, he unexpectedly hit a personal best. He connects this to a Will Ferrell interview about pursuing comedy with a safety net and the role of luck, plus a similar story about Stevie Nicks being encouraged to try music for four years before committing to college. Drawing on Carol Dweck’s mindset work and an example from learning tennis, he argues that many goals become “zero-sum” only in our heads, creating pressure that prevents growth or even starting. Referencing Daniel Pink’s work and the World Regret Project, he emphasizes that people regret what they didn’t do more than what they did, urging listeners to try what they want and avoid lifelong regret. 00:00 Guitar in Hand Intro 00:59 Will Ferrell and Luck 03:12 GuitarTuna Low Stakes 04:38 Fixed vs Growth Mindset 06:02 Tennis Lesson Let It Rip 06:48 Stevie Nicks Safety Net 08:29 Try Without Regret 09:48 World Regret Project 12:17 Final Challenge and Outro

People in this episode

Host: Jason Wright

Topics covered

  • personal growth
  • mindset
  • regret
  • learning
  • creativity
  • performance

Keywords

  • regret
  • mindset
  • GuitarTuna
  • Will Ferrell
  • Stevie Nicks
  • learning
  • creativity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GuitarTuna, World Regret Project

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