It's just like modulating your deceleration with the gas pedal on most cars. You don't have to let it pull you down fast, but leave your foot on the pedal and gradually pull it off as you slow. The difference is that you can release the pedal more as you slow, clear to a full stop, which you can't do without braking on a gas car. With regen you'll hardly ever use your brakes, and you'll probably never need a brake job. Just another thing where gas cars nickel and dime you to death while Tesla just keeps running circles around them.