Dr. Maya Shankar completed a post-doctoral fellowship in cognitive neuroscience at Stanford, after receiving a Ph.D. from Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship and a B.A. from Yale in cognitive science. She is currently the Senior Director of Behavioral Economics at Google. Previously she served as a Senior Advisor in the Obama White House, where she founded and served as Chair of the White House's Behavioral Science Team and as the first Behavioral Science Advisor to the United Nations under Ban Ki-moon.
On her podcast A Slight Change of Plans, a production of Pushkin Industries, she aims to hold intimate conversations that give an unvarnished look into how people navigate changes of all kinds and use that change to ultimately grow. Maya uncovers little-known personal stories and reflections from familiar names, like Hillary Clinton, Tiffany Haddish and Kacey Musgraves, and extraordinary stories from real-life inspirations, like a young cancer researcher in the throes of a stage 4 diagnosis and a Black jazz musician who convinced hundreds of KKK members to leave the Klan.
Sponsor: https://www.pushkin.fm/show/slight-change-of-plans/
Guest: Maya Shankar | https://www.instagram.com/aslightchange/
778 - You Deserve To Rest
777 - Self-Help Books Won't Work
776 - Getting Back to the Gym Pt 1
775 - How to Choose a Therapist (feat. Heather Parady)
774 - How to Learn Faster Pt 2
773 - How to Learn Faster Pt 1
772 - Mental Health Matters In 2022
HB: How to Pursue Happiness without “Toxic Positivity”
HB: A Unique Way to Find Answers to Your Questions
771 - Using a SWOT Analysis
770 - Digging Out Of The Hole
769 - How to Get Started
768 - How to Get Things Done
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Eric Adams (NYC Mayor Elect) Pt 1.
767 - Happiness Isn’t a Destination
766 - Get More Done: The Eisenhower Matrix
765 - Personal Development Is Broken
764 - Clarity is Overwhelming
763 - Celebrate The Opportunities
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