What Dolly Chugh has said about Unlearning
3 quotes · 1 episode · Aug 27, 2026
Dolly Chugh, Social psychologist, behavioral scientist and professor at NYU Stern School of Business, has been quoted on Unlearning 3 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 says the Stroop test works because the participant is being asked to unlearn reading, which is what change feels like.
“Unlearning is a two-step process because first I've got to let go of the thing I already know how to do. And then I've got to learn the new thing”
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 16:53
Chugh argues people demand grace for their own learning curve while demanding accountability from everyone else.
“We want grace for our own mistakes and learning curve, and we want accountability for everyone else's”
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 17:30
Chugh's closing recommendation is that listeners become lifelong unlearners as well as lifelong learners.
“What would it mean to be a lifelong learner and a lifelong unlearner?”
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 1:04:42
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.