Stressed, stuck, and overthinking? The science of moving forward w/ Ranjay Gulati | 10% Happier
6/1/202653 min
In today’s special featured episode of 10% Happier with Dan Harris, hear from Ranjay Gulati, a Harvard professor and author whose pioneering work focuses on unlocking organizational and individual potential—embracing courage, nurturing purpose-driven leaders, driving growth, and transforming businesses. Find out how you can decipher courage and recklessness, build moral anchors for your decision-making, and take action when you’re feeling stuck.
10% Happier with Dan Harris is a show about how to do life better, hosted by a former ABC News anchor turned bestselling author. Drawing on a mix of ancient Buddhism and modern science, this podcast covers self-compassion, relationships , productivity, and more. Find out how happiness is not an unalterable factory setting; it’s a skill. You can find more episodes of 10% Happier with Dan Harris wherever you get your podcasts.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
Hello, How to Be a Better Human listeners. Today, instead of a new episode of our show, we have something special for you. This is an episode of Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris. Uh, I'm a big fan of Dan Harris's work. I loved his book. I love the podcast Ten Percent Happier. And in today's episode, Dan is in conversation with Ranjay Gulati, a Harvard professor and author whose pioneering work on courage has changed the way that a lot of people think about their lives. In this episode, you'll hear nine evidence-based tools that can help you act decisively when fear and uncertainty are keeping you in a holding pattern. Everything from the difference between courage and recklessness to how to accept your fears without being controlled by them, tools for remaining calm when the situation is not, and the importance of asking for support. Very practical and also very, very important and challenging to do. So this episode is a great one. I really hope that you enjoy it, and we will be back next week with more episodes of How to Be a Better Human. But until then, enjoy Ten Percent Happier. Here you go.
Dan Harris· Host0:57
[upbeat music] This is the Ten Percent Happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. [upbeat music] Hello, everybody. How we doing? Okay, so we've all been there, those moments of uncertainty and fear where we freeze, we feel paralyzed, we overanalyze, we overthink, and then, as a consequence,