Why You Say Yes When You Shouldn't — And How To Say No When It Matters Most | Dr. Sunita Sah
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This is the Ten Percent Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hello, party people, how we doing? Here's a question. How often do you say yes to things?
Only to Regret it later. Why do we do that? Social pressure, power dynamics, eagerness to please, guilt, habit. Today I'm talking to a Cornell professor.
who is attempting to rebrand the concept of defiance. Many of us think of that term as negative. But my guest argues that the pressure to comply Is a pervasive, corrosive force.
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