Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

Touring the world, screaming fans, writing killer album after killer album, if you like that sort of thing at the time, right? Whatever your choice might be. But somewhere along the line, I believe that it was possible. And many of us believe that perfectionism is possible. I think it's got so much worse now with social media where we see these avatars online. They're not real.

Touring the world, screaming fans, writing killer album after killer album, if you like that sort of thing at the time, right? Whatever your choice might be. But somewhere along the line, I believe that it was possible. And many of us believe that perfectionism is possible. I think it's got so much worse now with social media where we see these avatars online. They're not real.

Taylor Swift, our impression of Taylor Swift is not real. Yes, she is real. She exists. But actually what we're shown about her is carefully curated by a marketing machine. I'm not having a go at them for doing that. It is a business, right? I'm not criticizing Taylor Swift. If you love Taylor Swift and you like going to her concerts, that is great.

Taylor Swift, our impression of Taylor Swift is not real. Yes, she is real. She exists. But actually what we're shown about her is carefully curated by a marketing machine. I'm not having a go at them for doing that. It is a business, right? I'm not criticizing Taylor Swift. If you love Taylor Swift and you like going to her concerts, that is great.

Taylor Swift, our impression of Taylor Swift is not real. Yes, she is real. She exists. But actually what we're shown about her is carefully curated by a marketing machine. I'm not having a go at them for doing that. It is a business, right? I'm not criticizing Taylor Swift. If you love Taylor Swift and you like going to her concerts, that is great.

But many of us are growing up with the belief that that is possible. And it's not possible, right? I've learned as an adult over the last years, Chris, I'm 47 now. And I think, wow. If I was Jon Bon Jovi, what would it have been genuinely like being on the road for 300 days a year? What was it like for your wife? What was it like for your children growing up?

But many of us are growing up with the belief that that is possible. And it's not possible, right? I've learned as an adult over the last years, Chris, I'm 47 now. And I think, wow. If I was Jon Bon Jovi, what would it have been genuinely like being on the road for 300 days a year? What was it like for your wife? What was it like for your children growing up?

But many of us are growing up with the belief that that is possible. And it's not possible, right? I've learned as an adult over the last years, Chris, I'm 47 now. And I think, wow. If I was Jon Bon Jovi, what would it have been genuinely like being on the road for 300 days a year? What was it like for your wife? What was it like for your children growing up?

What was it like sleeping on a tour bus with sweaty crew night after night? Like genuinely, because I think I said to you just before we got on the mics, Chris... I'm in such a great place these days. Like, honestly, I've never felt this good. Like I feel really, I feel grounded. I feel calm.

What was it like sleeping on a tour bus with sweaty crew night after night? Like genuinely, because I think I said to you just before we got on the mics, Chris... I'm in such a great place these days. Like, honestly, I've never felt this good. Like I feel really, I feel grounded. I feel calm.

What was it like sleeping on a tour bus with sweaty crew night after night? Like genuinely, because I think I said to you just before we got on the mics, Chris... I'm in such a great place these days. Like, honestly, I've never felt this good. Like I feel really, I feel grounded. I feel calm.

I feel that I've managed to come to a point where I get what's truly important for me, not for anyone else, but for me. What's changed? What's changed is I've cut a lot of these reliances that were tying me down that I talk about in this book. Bit by bit, I've gone through the process of cutting them. This reliance on perfection, realizing, no, perfect is a myth, Rangan. You cannot...

I feel that I've managed to come to a point where I get what's truly important for me, not for anyone else, but for me. What's changed? What's changed is I've cut a lot of these reliances that were tying me down that I talk about in this book. Bit by bit, I've gone through the process of cutting them. This reliance on perfection, realizing, no, perfect is a myth, Rangan. You cannot...

I feel that I've managed to come to a point where I get what's truly important for me, not for anyone else, but for me. What's changed? What's changed is I've cut a lot of these reliances that were tying me down that I talk about in this book. Bit by bit, I've gone through the process of cutting them. This reliance on perfection, realizing, no, perfect is a myth, Rangan. You cannot...

Achieve perfect. It's not possible, right? So get really clear on what your priorities are this week. Everything in life has a consequence, right? This is something I truly get these days, Chris, in a way that I never got before. We make choices in life and those choices have consequences. Too often, we only think about the upside of our choices and not the downsides.

Achieve perfect. It's not possible, right? So get really clear on what your priorities are this week. Everything in life has a consequence, right? This is something I truly get these days, Chris, in a way that I never got before. We make choices in life and those choices have consequences. Too often, we only think about the upside of our choices and not the downsides.

Achieve perfect. It's not possible, right? So get really clear on what your priorities are this week. Everything in life has a consequence, right? This is something I truly get these days, Chris, in a way that I never got before. We make choices in life and those choices have consequences. Too often, we only think about the upside of our choices and not the downsides.

And so I think last time I came on your show a few years ago, I mentioned this little happiness exercise that I've used with patients for years. I use myself, which is this very simple, write your own happy ending exercise where you imagine yourself on your deathbed and you imagine looking back on your life, what are the three things I will want to have done in my life?

And so I think last time I came on your show a few years ago, I mentioned this little happiness exercise that I've used with patients for years. I use myself, which is this very simple, write your own happy ending exercise where you imagine yourself on your deathbed and you imagine looking back on your life, what are the three things I will want to have done in my life?

And so I think last time I came on your show a few years ago, I mentioned this little happiness exercise that I've used with patients for years. I use myself, which is this very simple, write your own happy ending exercise where you imagine yourself on your deathbed and you imagine looking back on your life, what are the three things I will want to have done in my life?