The law of regret :P

[JaanusRaim]

The law of regret: if you are regretting yesterday (or whatever past moment or period) today then you are destined sooner or later to regret today - and it will never end until you are dead and then you will regret the last day of your life and you will see it as a paradise. Unfortunately: lost paradise.


In 2010 you regret 2009, in 2011 you regret 2010, in 2012 you regret 2011, in 2013 you regret 2012, in 2014 you regret 2013, in 2015 you regret 2014, in 2016 you regret 2015, in 2017 you regret 2016, in 2018 you regret 2017, in 2019 you regret 2018, in 2020 you regret 2019, in 2021 you regret 2020, in 2022 you regret 2021, in 2023 you regret 2022, in 2024 you regret 2023, in 2025 you regret 2024, in 2026 you regret 2025, in 2027 you regret 2026, in 2028 you regret 2027, in 2029 you regret 2028, in 2030 you regret 2029, in 2031 you regret 2030, in 2032 you regret 2031, in 2033 you regret 2032, in 2034 you regret 2033, in 2035 you regret 2034, in 2036 you regret 2035, in 2037 you regret 2036, in 2038 you regret 2037, in 2039 you regret 2038, in 2040 you regret 2039, in 2041 you regret 2040, in 2042 you regret 2041, in 2043 you regret 2042, in 2044 you regret 2043, in 2045 you regret 2044, in 2046 you regret 2045

In the Bitcoin trading context I have to say that even when BTC will start to fall - seriously fall - you still regret (not selling at the right time in spite of the fact that the BTC overvaluation was so obvious)    

What do you think were regret comes from ? What is its source ?


If you thought about the butterfly effect then you understand that the change in input causes uncountable number of changes in output due to the unimaginable complexity of the existence. Your own action (for example selling BTC at 126k USD/BTC) causes unimaginable changes in everything. And you never know what kind of world ("you sold plenty of BTC at 126k USD/BTC" or "you sold zero of BTC at 126k USD/BTC") could be preferable...

[Rruchi man]

What do you think were regret comes from ? What is its source ?

Regret can happen from action and then from inaction, and in this context,

In the Bitcoin trading context I have to say that even when BTC will start to fall - seriously fall - you still regret (not selling at the right time in spite of the fact that the BTC overvaluation was so obvious)    

In trying not to have regrets, you may just be reacting too early, responding to FUD. You can also regret selling too early if things turn and bitcoin's value starts to increase again.

[mcdouglasx]

Regret usually stems from false expectations; that is, you only regret it when you see that the results of a decision were in your favor. And I say it's a false expectation because you didn't know for sure what would happen. Simply put, in trading terms, you made the wrong bet. So, although regret is a normal feeling, I don't recommend accumulating it. I recommend letting it go, since that only creates more confusion when making future decisions based on something you did or didn't do in the past.

[EarnOnVictor]

The law of regret: if you are regretting yesterday (or whatever past moment or period) today then you are destined sooner or later to regret today - and it will never end until you are dead and then you will regret the last day of your life and you will see it as a paradise. Unfortunately: lost paradise.

I wonder where you copied this from, but I  know that the philosopher cannot sell because it is not motivating and it is blind to the reality of what's truly happening. Regret, as they say, is one of the things causing a true change, and not totally damning as you or your philosopher makes it looks. This is even instrumental to personal growth.
 

In the Bitcoin trading context I have to say that even when BTC will start to fall - seriously fall - you still regret (not selling at the right time in spite of the fact that the BTC overvaluation was so obvious)    

What do you think were regret comes from ? What is its source ?

No wonder you labelled regret as such in your introductions, which is not really true, because regrets are not in the same way. Investment regrets is a different kind of regrets that happens out of fear of losing money. However, it might not be as regretful in some people as you think, but just a missed opportunity.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

The law of regret: if you are regretting yesterday (or whatever past moment or period) today then you are destined sooner or later to regret today - and it will never end until you are dead and then you will regret the last day of your life and you will see it as a paradise. Unfortunately: lost paradise.

Good people regret their actions in the past and then they change them for the better because every human being has made mistakes in the past so that previous regrets should be seen as a form of change in the future. Humans are considered failures when they are unable to see changes from past failures and they continue to be stuck in the same life without any changes that can be made. When we realize we made mistakes in the past, what we should do is change them so that our next life can be much better.

Sometimes the reality that occurs cannot always go according to wishes, but every human being has the right to change for the better because we live not only for pleasure but also to be responsible for ourselves and our family and without realizing it, the responsibility for this is much greater than not doing anything.

In the Bitcoin trading context I have to say that even when BTC will start to fall - seriously fall - you still regret (not selling at the right time in spite of the fact that the BTC overvaluation was so obvious)    

Regret in this context may be different but it is also the same in how we see it as a form of changing our perspective for the better. If regret is meant due to a lack of knowledge about bitcoin then we should need to change that knowledge to be better in the next bitcoin trading that we will undertake.

[Oshosondy]

In the Bitcoin trading context I have to say that even when BTC will start to fall - seriously fall - you still regret (not selling at the right time in spite of the fact that the BTC overvaluation was so obvious)   

What do you think were regret comes from ? What is its source ?

It is simple, the person regretted that he did not sell bitcoin last year, but if it is an unrealized losses by not still selling bitcoin but wait for 2 or 3 more years, bitcoin went back to the highest price it was few years ago and later go to all time high. He will be more than happy that he did it sell the coins.

This is more about holding bitcoin and not about trading bitcoin.

[slaman29]

I guess the simpler version of this is, if you feel regret, you regret many things and a lot of times and repeatedly?

If you don't feel it, you usually just don't regret anything?

I always felt after my life experience there are 2 types of people. People with regrets, and people without Bitcoiners too for sure!!

[cryptoaddictchie]

In the Bitcoin trading context I have to say that even when BTC will start to fall - seriously fall - you still regret (not selling at the right time in spite of the fact that the BTC overvaluation was so obvious)    

What do you think were regret comes from ? What is its source ?

Thats for sure. No one can accurately predict the potential SELL button. Greed and discipline coincides when it comes to market price. Let say bitcoin pump hard to $200k some will regret for not holding their bags or if it goes back to $20k the dialogue you will hear is why I didnt sell at top?

See these reactions are valid cause of the two termed I mentioned. Its really up to those things if we either regret or not the next move.

[freedomgo]

We do regret for the things we have not done but could have been done, or we regret because they end up missed opportunities when we know we are capable to hit them if only we are at our best self.

Regrets happen because we have set unrealistic expectations. We think we can do much because we are are high capable and confident, but only to see the outcomes that do not fit our high expectations. That's when we start to regret, not because we made wrong decisions, but because we fail to set realistic expectations. And the only key to manage it is to learned from it, and be wise enough not to repeat the same mistakes and failures again.

[Finebone]

I guess the simpler version of this is, if you feel regret, you regret many things and a lot of times and repeatedly?

If you don't feel it, you usually just don't regret anything?

I always felt after my life experience there are 2 types of people. People with regrets, and people without Bitcoiners too for sure!!

One thing I have got to understand about regret is that, you will feel more regret for the actions you fail to take, than the one's you took and failed, especially when you later discovered that it later went as predicted.
Most of the Bitcoin haters we have today are angry that they miss the opportunity of buying it when it was below $100, they are just hoping that Bitcoin crashes down to zero, so that it's going to make them feels better, that their actions was the right thing, but secretly they are in pain that they didn't bought it when it was just a few box of dollars, so regret are part of life, but how you react to opportunities the next time is what going to determine if you have actually learnt from your mistakes in the past or not.

[Botnake]

I guess as long as you never meet your expected profits, you will always have your regrets. But regrets may also come from perceived mistakes like missing a trade, exiting too early, or holding a losing position for too long.

Your failures become your regrets and regrets turned into growth, that should it be. Responsible and successful traders do not aim to avoid or eliminate regrets as they can use this to refine their discipline and create positive growth that could be the keys towards successful trading. However, losses are sometimes cannot be avoided but productive traders can always work on it.

[Davidvictorson]

Regret can happen from action and then from inaction, and in this context,

One thing with regret is that there are varying degrees to it.

The one with the highest degree of regret is inaction especially in trading. The very actions you refused to take that lead to a bad outcome. For example, failing to take profit and losing money - inaction. Failing to set a stop loss and also losing money. 

In my estimation, inaction in trading, brings the worse form of regret.

[tabas]

What do you think were regret comes from ? What is its source ?

From not having a firm decision of whether you should buy. And when you've seen enough, then that should be the reason for that regret not to exist anymore. Because there's nothing to regret anymore when you have decided and you've seen already on how you'll be able to make money whether you trade or invest. And that is a cycle as well from the past, it will be repeated if you won't change your way of scrutinizing your investment or trades before doing so. Another factor of it is that, you're already scared beforehand.

[Mpamaegbu]

In the Bitcoin trading context I have to say that even when BTC will start to fall - seriously fall - you still regret (not selling at the right time in spite of the fact that the BTC overvaluation was so obvious)    

I'm lost as to what you meant there by overvaluation when in the actual sense price didn't even get to its expected range in 2025 before dipping. As for a long term expectation, $126k isn't even close to what's expected of Bitcoin. It may look impossible to achieve now but that ATH will sooner than later be smashed. There's no overvaluation. We've to realize that price doesn't move in one direction without taking a breather. It can't forever continue on that move without its correction.

What do you think were regret comes from ? What is its source ?

I guess it comes from that feeling of having made bad calls/judgment. As humans, we're definitely going to slip from time to time and the reason isn't far-fetched. It lies in our inability to accurately predict what happens next. If it weren't so, all of us would be hodling tokens and coins we bought at bottom low but sold off even before they spiked real good.

[rat03gopoh]

What do you think were regret comes from ? What is its source ?

If you stick to discipline and principles, you won't regret past decisions as much. Everyone has a certain level of greed that determines their level of regret. I'm sure even the OGs have at least experienced the "if only back then" feeling every time they're in a bear session. Hahaa
Well, the main source of regret is greed.

[jossiel]

What do you think were regret comes from ? What is its source ?

If you stick to discipline and principles, you won't regret past decisions as much. Everyone has a certain level of greed that determines their level of regret.

Even with discipline and principle, I think some mistakes we did in the past will still be dealt into regret.

I'm sure even the OGs have at least experienced the "if only back then" feeling every time they're in a bear session. Hahaa
Well, the main source of regret is greed.

I agree.

Many of us keeps on thinking like that, if we can just back in the past when the prices were too cheap. But not happen.

[jcojci]

If you regret without fix the mistake, you will still regret without any result. But if you can learn from the mistake and trying to do something, you will get the result although that is not good for the first.

The regret comes from the things that you do or don't do and if people invests in Bitcoin but you don't, then they make a profit from Bitcoin but you don't, you will regret it see their profit. But if you have bad experiences before, want to change in the next chance, you will doing something and not miss it. You will not regret as you can do like others.

[shinratensei_]

Try to be more stoic, you missed the opportunity because you aren't doing anything and it's only the past. Try to do better next and you will find yourself lucky if opportunity arises.
The fact that you mentioned all those years, means the opportunity is endless as long as there is tomorrow.

If you aren't holding any bitcoin and regretting it. No better time to do it than today.

[Kelward]

Nobody is perfect and there is no guarantee that something must happen as you perfectly planned it so failures and regrets are a part of life, if you are afraid to fail and regret you cannot be a winner because many winners failed and regretted at some points before success. Nothing is 100% certain that it must happen yet we invest our hard earned money to accumulate and hold it so your theory is what if it fails? But you should also consider what if it succeeds?

Bitcoin has shown a success rate that it has potentials to reach ATH in bull runs and we want to be a part of it's success story in the future, there is no guarantee of total success but it is better to hold Bitcoin than shitcoins or some business and investment that shows no potentials of being profitable in the future. If you're afraid to take calculated reasonable risks that can give you success in the future then you will most likely end up in poverty and that is the worst regret.

[barbara44]

In the Bitcoin trading context I have to say that even when BTC will start to fall - seriously fall - you still regret (not selling at the right time in spite of the fact that the BTC overvaluation was so obvious)    

What do you think were regret comes from ? What is its source ?

First of all, you didn't really need to do all that "in 2010 you regret 2009" stuff until 2045, we understood the point, and a single example would have been enough.

Anyway, regretting is a natural thing in humans that comes when they feel they have missed on a good opportunity when they could actually get it, and it is very difficult to never experience this feeling. No matter what you do, there will always be some things you will regret not doing the way you believe would have been better, so there is also no point in remembering those things again and again because that will only make you feel worse and you won't be able to move on to new things and doing what you should be doing right now.

If you regret not buying Bitcoin in 2022, you shouldn't spend all your time in thinking about that, and instead, buy it in 2026 so that you don't regret not buying it in 2026 when 2028 comes, but most people don't do things on time, and then they regret, there is absolutely no point in that.