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Jan 2025
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The Psychology Of Success | Guy Raz

10% Happier
About this episode

A podcast pioneer on failure, resilience, luck, work/life balance, and the power of questions.

 

Guy Raz has been instrumental in creating some of the most iconic podcasts in the world, including Wondery's How I Built This, Wow in the World and TED Radio Hour. The New York Times has described him as "one of the most popular podcasters in history." 

 

This episode is part of our monthlong Do Life Better series. 

 

We talk about:

  • The challenge–and gift–of failure
  • Getting comfortable with discomfort and risk
  • The notion of luck 
  • The balance between your relationships and your work 
  • Why scale isn't always the answer 
  • Success vs. happiness 
  • And much more

 

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