Research shows that we all care about being seen as good people. What varies though is our definition of person. We're better off striving to be better than to be good in a very static, brittle way. And there's research at says that sometimes we license like, if we do something really good, then the next thing we do might be bad.
Most of us want to be good people–but what even makes a person “good?” And is our fixation on whether or not we ARE good holding us back from becoming even better? Dolly Chugh is an author and social psychologist who studies the psychology of good people. In this episode, she explains how ethical behavior is full of complexity and paradox, and shares insights on why even striving to be a “good-ish” person can actually help us grow into the better, nicer person we want to become.