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10% Happier with Dan Harris
This was the guest's first book, which she mentioned when listing her publications at the end of the interview.
my new book is called a more just future my first book was called the person you mean to be and both of those books are available wherever you buy books
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This was the guest's first book, which she mentioned when listing her publications at the end of the interview.
my new book is called a more just future my first book was called the person you mean to be and both of those books are available wherever you buy books
Episode: Dolly Chugh, How Good People Fight Bias
The book explored how people can acknowledge and fight their biases, arguing that everyone is a work in progress and should strive to be a "goodish person" rather than adhering to a strict binary of being "good" or "bad." The author shared mortifying anecdotes of her own biases to make the content palatable and encourage growth over shame.
And, you know, my book is peppered with mortifying anecdote after mortifying anecdote of my own biases showing up.
But I'm trying to offer is a different way of thinking about our identities, which is being a goodish person.
The thesis of my book is that we have put ourself in this tight corner with no window and that tight corner with no window is our good person identity.
The name of the book is the person you mean to be, how good people fight bias.
Episode: Dolly Chugh, How Good People Fight Bias
This book was discussed as being helpful for people who want to address bias but feel stuck in a binary mindset of being 'good' or 'bad'. It offered a framework of being a 'goodish' person as a work in progress and provided concrete steps for learning and growth regarding bias.
And I think her framing is incredibly, this is just my opinion, but the way she goes about this work is incredibly useful.
And, you know, my book is peppered with mortifying anecdote after mortifying anecdote of my own biases showing up.
The thesis of my book is that we have put ourself in this tight corner with no window and that tight corner with no window is our good person identity.
I am after reading your book which I loved, I realized I should have called my book 10% woker.
The name of the book is the person you mean to be, how good people fight bias.