Rewind with Dr. Maya Shankar: Control is an I...

After quietly stepping away from social media, Rosie noticed her nervous system finally exhale. In this episode, she reflects on how constant exposure to outrage and bad news can turn into an “outer enemy,” and how mindfulness helps us set boundaries without becoming hardened or ...  Show more

Rosie reflects on what it really means to “make it” — from surviving chaos to reaching milestones that once felt impossible — only to realize the finish line keeps moving. In this episode, we explore the difference between achievement and fulfillment, and how mindfulness helps us ...  Show more

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 s ...  Show more

Maya Shankar is a cognitive neuroscientist and host of the award-winning podcast A Slight Change of Plans. As a girl, she struggles with taking things too seriously: herself, the sufferings of others, the hypothetical misfortunes she imagines for the future. She turns to her f ...

Maya Shankar sits down with Jay Shetty to talk about taking lessons from other people’s stories. While it is easy to inspire people to change when you have the tools and right environment to inspire them, it’s difficult to change a person’s mind. This is because our mind stick ...

In this episode, my guest is Maya Shankar, Ph.D., a cognitive scientist, former senior advisor to the White House and Chair of the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team. She is the creator and host of the podcast, A Slight Change of Plans. We discuss how our identities ...  Show more