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ReThinking · 2026-04-21 · 42 min · 7,278 words

Kristen Bell on delivering honesty with empathy

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My job is morale. Period. My job is not to come in and make the strongest creative decisions. We have writers for that. We have a showrunner.

The prop department people know what they're doing. My job is morale. Every day, all day. Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Rethinking, my podcast with Ted on the science of what makes us tick.

I'm an organizational psychologist and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people. To explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking. Kristen Bell is an actor, producer, and philanthropist. She currently stars in and executive produces the hit show Nobody Wants This. Kristen and I became friends thanks to her husband Dak Shepherd, and she's taught me a lot about psychology.

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