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Every book Dr Rangan Chatterjee recommended on podcasts
Across 5 podcasts. Every show Dr Rangan Chatterjee appears on, in one place — not just one.
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee is a British physician, author, television presenter, and podcaster. He is best known for his TV show Doctor in the House and for being the resident doctor on BBC Breakfast and as a regular contributor to BBC Radio. Across various podcast appearances, Chatterjee recommended Will Storr's The Status Game to explain human status drivers, and he acknowledged Jay Shetty's book Happy Mind, Happy Life during a conversation on values. On other programs, including The Mel Robbins Podcast and The Daily Stoic, Chatterjee discussed Mel Robbins's book covering the let them theory in relation to control and habit change, referenced Rick Rubin's insights in The Creative Act regarding selecting guests, and drew on concepts from his own books and Ryan Holiday's The Daily Stoic. Additionally, he highlighted Bronnie Ware's Top Five Regrets of the Dying on multiple podcasts, including The Daily Stoic and The Rich Roll Podcast, to discuss common deathbed reflections shared by patients in palliative care.
Books recommended by Dr Rangan Chatterjee
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Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware compiles insights from a palliative care nurse who spent years tending to terminally ill patients, revealing the most common emotional realizations people experience at the end of life.
Discussed“and I had a beautiful conversation with bronnie W the Pala of care nurse on my podcast maybe three years ago and she wrote the book The Five regrets of the dying”
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The Status Game
The Status Game by Will Storr is a psychology and sociology book that explores how the universal human drive for social status dictates human behavior, interaction, and culture.
Recommended“So both you and I have spoken to will store before on our podcast author of many great books but the status game it's a really good book that will wrotes”
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Think Like A Monk
Think Like a Monk is a self-help book by Jay Shetty that translates ancient wisdom and monastic practices into practical, modern frameworks for overcoming negativity and finding purpose.
Recommended“I know we spoke about this when you came on my show; you've done a great job of this in your own book, Jay, talking about values in 'Happy Mind, Happy Life.'”
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The Creative Act
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin is a renowned exploration of the artistic process and a spiritual approach to cultivating a creative lifestyle.
Discussed“I’ve realized that if I choose the guests I really want to speak to selfishly, that’s how I best serve my audience. This is akin to what Rick Rubin talks about in his book, isn’t it?”
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The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman offers 365 days of ancient wisdom and reflections designed to help readers cultivate resilience, clarity, and self-control in their everyday lives.
Discussed“We can hear this stuff, and the people who read your books will know this is a central idea in my new book, but I don't think people are connecting that to their health and behaviors. Since I spoke to Edith Eger, and your audience probably knows who she is, a 93-year-old lady, I thought, 'Wow, this really resonates with”
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The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of ...
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of ...
Discussed“um the let them Theory and I love it and in that book you write a lot about control”
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The Minimalist Mindset
The Minimalist Mindset by Danny Dover is a self-help publication focused on streamlining one's life, habits, and mental frameworks to achieve greater clarity, focus, and personal well-being.
Discussed“We can hear this stuff, and the people who read your books will know this is a central idea in my new book, but I don't think people are connecting that to their health and behaviors. Since I spoke to Edith Eger, and your audience probably knows who she is, a 93-year-old lady, I thought, 'Wow, this really resonates with”
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Other mentions (19: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I wrote a chapter in this book entitled 'Don’t Take Offense.' I explained the health outcomes and benefits related to this. People don’t realize that no event is inherently offensive; because if it were, we'd all be offended by the same comment or event.”
“and so this book which is my sixth one is really my effort to go further upstream and go unless you address the root causes the way you think the way you approach the world the way you approach adversity”
“In Happy Mind, Happy Life, there are some simple exercises to help people understand, "What are your values? Can you choose three values from this long list?"”
“And I remember in in my second book, The Stress Solution, I I wrote about it. This idea that ikigai is these four things...”
“It really is beautiful, and I remember in my second book, 'The Stress Solution,' I wrote about it–this idea that Ikigai is these four things.”
“Like when I last spoke to you a few years ago in LA, you know, about the stress solution book, I was a different person.”
“when my second book came out a few years ago it was called the stress solution chris and i remember the first live event i did it was at this big hall in london”
“well look the new book is happy mind happy life in the uk it's ten simple ways to feel great every day the subtitle in america it's the new science and mental well-being”
“and when my first book came out talking about this about five years ago people say doctor where should i start”
“penguin it delighted with and I son a two-book deal with them so we'll do some some live events around the UK to start with”
“specifically the approach I take with these four pillars particularly when I was writing the book is how can I make it accessible to people”
“what I put out in the book is literally nearly 20 years of experience of seeing patients”
“okay so just in case people aren't familiar there's four pillars and it's there's a quarter on each of them in in the book in the mood pillow”
“and and I've tried to come up with a with a with a program and a philosophy in this book where it's as relevant to let's say a vegan as it is to a meat-eater”
“this is why this is not a book about food this is why it's a book about”
“what I do with patients what I do with when I speak to the public or or in the book”
“books like yours books like mine so many great books out there to try and help people understand what they might be able to do”
“so I thought how the hell do I write a book for the general population that personalizes it”
“but what I think I'm most proud of is that this book is making people want to make lifestyle change”