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It may be that most regret has an element of "I wish the universe was different. If only I had been a better person, it would be different", and is psychologically poisonous.
Giving up regret because there's something about the the universe that one doesn't want to change might be the psychologically wiser choice, while giving learning from past mistakes should have a different name-- possibly "learning from past mistakes".
I guess I call it regret when I look back on prior mistakes and still wince at the thought of them. While it has certainly motivated me to learn, that wince itself isn't about learning.