Why Non-Negotiables Are Ruining Your Life

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Released

February 13, 2026

Duration

25m

Channel

Dr Rangan Chatterjee

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• Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

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  Medical doctor and health communicator, best known as the host of the Feel Better, Live More podcast.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Dr Rangan Chatterjee, featuring Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, Why Non-Negotiables Are Ruining Your Life explores Why “non-negotiables” backfire: perfectionism, shame, and the pursuit of enough Chatterjee rejects “non-negotiables” as a default mindset because real life always introduces exceptions, and rigid rules often hide perfectionism.

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