How do we know when we are officially a good person? It seems like at some point we've got to be done, right? At some point we have to hit the finish line. dolly chug thinks that not only are we never done, she thinks that the goal of being a good person is actually something we shouldn't be striving for at all. Here is a clip from her tet tolk, where she talks all about it.
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.