What Dolly Chugh has said about Learned helplessness
1 quote · 1 episode · Aug 27, 2026
Dolly Chugh, Social psychologist, behavioral scientist and professor at NYU Stern School of Business, has been quoted on Learned helplessness once 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 says feeling like a failure is exhausting and can produce learned helplessness.
“what's particularly exhausting is feeling like a failure. It leads to what psychologists call learned helplessness”
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 25:33
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.