That Background Hum of Worry in Every Important Conversation — Here's What It Is and How to Quiet It | Claude M. Steele
About this episode
Claude M. Steele discusses the mental stress of communicating with authority figures and offers strategies to manage it.
Why talking to your boss, your doctor, or anyone with power puts your brain on high alert — and what a Stanford psychologist says to do about it. Claude M. Steele is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the author of a new book, Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It . In this episode we talk about: Why talking across difference is so stressful, even when nobody's being bigoted What's actually happening in your brain during an awkward cross-cultural moment The surprisingly simple thing that makes critical feedback land or fall flat How to reduce tension when you're the one with power (and what to do when you're not) A three-part framework for building trust across any divide Get the 10% with Dan Harris app here Sign up for Dan's free newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram , TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Channel To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris This episode is sponsored by: Function Health : Join at functionhealth.com/happier or use the gift code HAPPIER25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. BetterHelp: Online therapy, matched to your needs…
People in this episode
Host: Dan Harris
Guest: Claude M. Steele
Topics covered
- communication
- psychology
- stress
- trust
- feedback
- cross-cultural interactions
Keywords
- worry
- power dynamics
- critical feedback
- tension
- trust building
- cross-cultural communication
Sponsors
Function Health, BetterHelp, Wix, Cash App
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Stanford University
Books & works: Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It
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