What if your attachment to being a “good” person is holding you back from actually becoming a better person? In this accessible talk, social psychologist Dolly Chugh explains the puzzling psychology of ethical behavior — like why it’s hard to spot your biases and acknowledge mistakes — and shows how the path to becoming better starts with owning your mistakes. “In every other part of our lives, we give ourselves room to grow — except in this one, where it matters most,” Chugh says.
How to Let Go of Being a “Good” Person – And Become a Better Person
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Interesting perspective.
At any point in our life, every day we have a new opportunity to be a better person than we were yesterday. If we pay attention to the opportunities we have and fulfill them, the reward will be a life of extraordinary growth and fulfillment.