People who are constantly future-oriented tend to avoid contemplating death because it challenges the assumption that building wealth will inevitably lead to happiness.

“People who are better or are constantly future focused tend to try to avoid thinking about death, reading things about death, reflecting upon that because in a sense by continuing to plan for the future, it's almost saying like, well, if I could just keep planning for the future, maybe I'll live”

Reflecting on common regrets allows individuals to optimize their current life decisions to avoid future unhappiness.

“we can also understand regret kind of on the back end to say, what do I want to do now so that I can ensure I'll have more positive feelings in the future that I won't experience that regret?”