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How to Be a Better Human

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How To Be A Better Human isn’t your average self improvement podcast. Each week join Chris Duffy in conversation with guests and past speakers as they uncover sharp insights and give clear takeaways on how YOU can be a better human. From your work to your home and your head to your heart, How To Be a Better Human looks in unexpected places for new ways to improve and show up for one another. Inspired by the popular series of the same name on TED’s Ideas blog, How to Be a Better Human will help y...

Episodes (278)

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How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman)

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How to use your muscles — or risk losing them (w/ Bonnie Tsui)

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How to build your kid's confidence — by leaving them alone (w/ Lenore Skenazy)

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How to talk so people will listen (w/ Julian Treasure)

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How to communicate better (w/ Charles Duhigg)

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How to stop doomscrolling — and what to do instead? (w/ Katherine Cross)

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How to rest when life is overwhelming (w/ Katherine May)

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How to love your complicated family (w/ Ashley C. Ford)

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How to be more joyful (w/ Ingrid Fetell Lee)

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How to keep close friendships (w/ Aminatou Sow)

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How to find laughter anywhere (w/ Dan Harris and guests)

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How to rethink your emotional attachment to clothes (w/ Diarra Bousso)

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How to stop devoting yourself to your job (w/ Sarah Jaffe)

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How your brain predicts your reality (w/ Anil Seth)

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Why stealing other people’s ideas can be a good thing (w/ Austin Kleon)

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Why you don't need a personal brand (w/ Debbie Millman)

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How to love parts of yourself you may not like (w/ Heather Havrilesky)

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How to learn from your failures (w/ Dawn Burrell)

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How to be a better friend (w/ Rhaina Cohen)

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How to see the humanity in everyone — even people you don’t like (w/ Abigail Mar...

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How to navigate changes in a relationship without fear (w/ Stephanie Yates-Anyab...

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How you can be more creative by taking a long walk (w/ Craig Mod)

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3 ways to fight climate change without getting overwhelmed (w/ Ayana Elizabeth J...

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How you can move forward and learn from the past (w/ Clint Smith)

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How to gossip — the right way (w/ Rachelle Hampton)

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How to raise emotionally resilient children (w/ Richard Weissbourd)

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How to enjoy poetry — without being a poet (w/ Naisha Randhar)

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What to do when your beliefs are challenged (w/ Tenelle Porter)

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How to trust in times of uncertainty (w/ Rachel Botsman)

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How to get your sense of wonder back (w/ Nate DiMeo)

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How to stop being weird about money (w/ Paco de Leon)

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How to make the most of a finite life (w/ Oliver Burkeman)

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How to believe in God even when the world sucks (w/ Nadia Bolz-Weber)

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