Wise Effort: What Your Regrets Reveal About What Matters Most | Diana Hill

About this episode

Diana Hill discusses Wise Effort and how our regrets can guide us toward our deepest values and meaningful actions.

In this episode, Diana Hill explores the concept of Wise Effort and how our regrets can become powerful guides to what matters most. Drawing from psychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Buddhist wisdom, she explains why the things that hurt most often point directly toward our deepest values. Diana also discusses how to work with regret without getting stuck in it, why discomfort can be a doorway to meaningful action, and how to focus your precious energy on what is truly worth your time and attention. Along the way, she explores psychological flexibility, the wisdom found in paradox, and practical ways to align your daily actions with the life you most want to live. Have you ever ended the day feeling like your choices didn’t quite match the person you wanted to be? Maybe you slipped into autopilot, or self-doubt made it harder to stick to your goals. If so, The Six Saboteurs of Self-Control can help you recognize the hidden patterns that quietly derail your progress and offers simple, effective strategies to move past them. If you’re ready to take back control and make meaningful, lasting change, download your free copy at oneyoufeed.net/ebook. Exciting News…

People in this episode

Host: Eric Zimmer

Guest: Diana Hill

Topics covered

• Wise Effort
• regret
• psychological flexibility
• values
• meaningful action
• self-control

Keywords

• Wise Effort
• regrets
• psychological flexibility
• self-control
• meaningful change
• values
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Buddhist wisdom

Books & works: How a Little Becomes a Lot: The Art of Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life

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