Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

BITESIZE | How to Make Change That Actually Lasts | Dr Rangan Chatterjee #618

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Jan 30, 2026
A short, practical idea for making change that lasts by reclaiming your own internal expertise. Why more information often fails and how outsourcing self-knowledge can derail progress. Simple experiments: try, observe, decide to find what truly works for your energy, sleep and focus. Daily practices like solitude, movement and noticing bodily signals to become your own guide.
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INSIGHT

We've Outsourced Inner Expertise

  • We have outsourced our inner expertise to external experts and lost trust in our own judgement.
  • Rangan Chatterjee argues nobody knows what's best for you in the context of your life more than you do.
ADVICE

Test Plans With Short Trials

  • Try one expert's approach for a set period and closely observe how you feel across energy, sleep, focus and gut symptoms.
  • Then try an alternative approach for the same period and compare to discover what suits you now.
INSIGHT

Failure Often Means The Plan, Not You

  • Following the wrong expert plan can make you believe you're the failure rather than the plan being wrong.
  • Rangan warns that failing a poor-fitting plan can leave you worse off than never trying it.
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