Podcasts · Self-Improvement
How to Be a Better Human
254 episodes · 20 with AI analysis
How To Be A Better Human isn’t your average self improvement podcast. Each week join Chris Duffy in conversation with guests and past speakers as they uncover sharp insights and give clear takeaways on how YOU can be a better human. From your work to your home and your head to your heart, How To Be a Better Human looks in unexpected places for new ways to improve and show up for one another. Inspired by the popular series of the same name on TED’s Ideas blog, How to Be a Better Human will help you become a better person from the comfort of your own headphones. Follow Chris on Instagram and TikTok at @chrisiduffy. Buy his book Humor Me at https://t.ted.com/ZGuYfcL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Career progression models and alternatives to linear advancement×2Early career exploration and skill-building strategies×2Algorithmic Content Moderation and CensorshipLanguage Evolution in Digital SpacesMedia Literacy and Critical ConsumptionEngagement Optimization AlgorithmsCoded Language and Linguistic ResistancePlatform Design and Communication ConstraintsInfluencer Culture and Performative IdentityMarginalization in Algorithmic Systems
Analyzed Episodes
May 18, 2026
How algorithms changed the way we communicate (w/ Adam Aleksic
Algorithmic Content Moderation and CensorshipLanguage Evolution in Digital SpacesMedia Literacy and Critical Consumption
View AnalysisMar 16, 2026
How to find your purpose (w/ Yara Shahidi) (video)
Finding and defining personal purpose beyond career achievementOptimism as a daily practice versus pessimism as intellectual defaultBuilding decision-making frameworks using 'highest order' values
View AnalysisMar 30, 2026
How to add more exploration in your life (w/ Alex Hutchinson)
Dopamine and Prediction Error in Human MotivationExploration as Cognitive Health and Alzheimer's PreventionActive vs. Passive Engagement and Memory Formation
View AnalysisApr 6, 2026
Want to change your life? Start small! (w/ Eric Zimmer)
Habit Formation and Behavior ChangeSmall Actions and Compound GrowthLow-Resistance Task Design
View AnalysisApr 20, 2026
The right risks to take for a great career (w/ Molly Graham) (video)
Career progression models and alternatives to linear advancementRisk-taking frameworks for career decisions (one-way vs. two-way doors)Financial planning as enabler of career autonomy
View AnalysisApr 20, 2026
The right risks to take for a great career (w/ Molly Graham)
Career progression models and alternatives to linear advancementRisk assessment and decision-making frameworks (one-way vs. two-way doors)Financial planning for career transitions and entrepreneurship
View AnalysisApr 27, 2026
Are you feeling emotionally stuck? Here’s how to get past it (w/ Yowei Shaw)
Emotional investigative journalismProxy conversations and peer-based emotional supportJob loss and layoff trauma
View AnalysisMay 4, 2026
How to mentally reset when you’re stressed out (w/ Dr Jenny Taitz)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) principles and applicationsStress resets and acute stress management techniquesPrimary vs. secondary emotions and emotional layering
View AnalysisMay 11, 2026
How to handle uncertainty (w/ Simone Stolzoff)
Decision-making under uncertaintyAcute vs. ambient uncertainty managementBuilding uncertainty tolerance through exposure
View AnalysisApr 13, 2026
How to have great sex (w/ Siphumeze Khundayi and Tiffany Mugo) (re-release)
Sexual shame and childhood socializationReligious and cultural barriers to sexual communicationEmotional and spiritual dimensions of sexual health
View AnalysisApr 2, 2026
Chris Duffy | from Design Matters
Humor as a learnable skill and practiceAttention and mindfulness in everyday lifeSelf-deprecation and vulnerability in professional settings
View AnalysisOct 16, 2025
How Texas became America’s biggest producer of wind energy (from Speed & Scale)
Renewable Portfolio Standards and energy policy designWind energy deployment and economicsElectricity grid transmission infrastructure planning
View AnalysisOct 20, 2025
How do you stop caring what others think? A filmmaker and a therapist answer | TED Talks Daily
People-pleasing behaviors and approval-seekingChildhood trauma and birth order effects on adult behaviorSaying no and setting boundaries
View AnalysisMar 23, 2026
How to understand your own consciousness (w/ Michael Pollan)
Consciousness definition and measurementPlant sentience and plant neurobiologyPsychedelic therapy and consciousness research
View AnalysisOct 27, 2025
How to use your muscles — or risk losing them (w/ Bonnie Tsui)
Resistance Training and Muscle DevelopmentAge-Related Muscle Loss and OsteopeniaGender Stereotypes in Strength Sports
View AnalysisNov 3, 2025
How to break bad habits (w/ Edith Zimmerman)
Sobriety and lifestyle changeCreative practice and disciplineJournaling as artistic process
View AnalysisNov 10, 2025
Why you need to learn how to fight in a relationship (w/ Dr. Julie and John Gottman)
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in relationships (criticism, defensiveness, contempt, stonewalling)Conflict resolution through temporary compromise and deeper understandingStress-reducing conversations and empathy-based listening techniques
View AnalysisNov 17, 2025
How to find belonging (w/ Hanif Abdurraqib)
Community Building and BelongingGentrification and Urban DisplacementPlace-Based Identity and Rootedness
View AnalysisMar 16, 2026
How to find your purpose (w/ Yara Shahidi)
Finding and defining personal purposeOptimism as a daily practice and mindsetBalancing multiple careers and identities
View AnalysisNov 24, 2025
How to Eat with Awareness and Purpose (w/ Sean Sherman)
Indigenous Food SovereigntyDecolonization of Food SystemsNative American Culinary Traditions
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