As part of Ten Percent Happier‘s 10th anniversary series, Dan Harris brings together Gretchen Rubin and Laurie Santos to create a top 10 list of practical, evidence-backed ways to move through periods of feeling stuck, uncertain, or unable to make an important decision.
Key takeaways include:
- Understand what’s keeping you stuck: Rubin and Santos explore drift and resistance as clues for understanding what may be preventing you from moving forward.
- Stop optimizing every decision: Rather than becoming paralyzed trying to find the perfect choice, making a decision and then working to make it right can help you move forward.
- Self-compassion, including distanced self-talk, can offer a different way to respond to yourself when you’re struggling.
Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris offers practical tools and expert conversations for a calmer, more mindful life. New Episodes air every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.



