What Dolly Chugh has said about Good-ish person framework
2 quotes · 1 episode · Aug 27, 2026
Dolly Chugh, Social psychologist, behavioral scientist and professor at NYU Stern School of Business, has been quoted on Good-ish person framework 2 times in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on August 27, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Chugh argues that deciding you are a good person leads to proving rather than improving.
“as soon as we decide we're a good person, we're trying to prove it instead of trying to improve towards it”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Stop Wasting Your Time: How to Deal With People Who Won’t Change & What to Do Instead (Aug 27, 2026) · Listen from 19:41
Chugh contrasts the static label of a good person with the continual improvement of a good-ish person.
“Being a good person is a static. You either are or you're not. A good-ish person is someone who's always trying to get better”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Stop Wasting Your Time: How to Deal With People Who Won’t Change & What to Do Instead (Aug 27, 2026) · Listen from 22:21
Episodes
Stop Wasting Your Time: How to Deal With People Who Won’t Change & What to Do InsteadThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Aug 27, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Mel Robbins and social psychologist Dolly Chugh discuss why people resist change and research-backed tools for influencing others without nagging.