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BehavioralDPDaniel Pink 2-min read 5-min action

The Regret Lottery

Reframe a task you're avoiding as a prize you'll lose if you skip it.

The concept

Loss aversion as follow-through fuel

Duke researchers ran the same raffle two ways. A normal entry got one-third of students to complete a survey. Telling students they were already entered — but would forfeit the prize if they hadn't completed it — got two-thirds. Imagined loss moves us more than equal-sized imagined gain.

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The Power of Regret
Action Regrets and the Regret Lottery
By Daniel PinkView source

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