Do the choices we don’t make shape us as much as the ones we do? In this episode of Choice Beyond Logic, Kellie Best explores counterfactual thinking, the neuroscience of “what might have been,” and the psychology of regret. Discover how the ghost selves of our unlived lives influence our identity, and why acknowledging them may bring us closer to who we truly are.

📚 References for Show Notes

•Counterfactual Thinking

Roese, N.J. (1997). Counterfactual Thinking. Annual Review of Psychology

•Regret and Inaction

Gilovich, T., & Medvec, V. (1995). “The experience of regret: What, when, and why.” Psychological Review. APA

•Neuroscience of Imagined Outcomes

Schacter, D.L. et al. (2012). Episodic simulation of future and alternative events. PNAS

•Philosophical Reflections

Kierkegaard, S. (1844). The Concept of Anxiety.

•Narrative Therapy & Integration

White, M., & Epston, D. (1990). Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends.

Choice Beyond Logic is hosted by Kellie Best.

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