Dr. Maya Shankar

And I feel that same joy that I felt as a child playing the violin.

And I feel that same joy that I felt as a child playing the violin.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

So it is the study of how our minds work, the science of how it is that we make decisions, how we develop our attitudes and beliefs about the world, how we develop motivational states.

So it is the study of how our minds work, the science of how it is that we make decisions, how we develop our attitudes and beliefs about the world, how we develop motivational states.

It's basically a comprehensive understanding of our minds.

It's basically a comprehensive understanding of our minds.

And I will tell you, I mean, when I was...

And I will tell you, I mean, when I was...

You know, on the heels of trying to figure out, like, what is my new passion right now that I don't have the violin?

You know, on the heels of trying to figure out, like, what is my new passion right now that I don't have the violin?

What is it that I do?

What is it that I do?

What is it that I can do?

What is it that I can do?

I really struggled for a long time.

I really struggled for a long time.

I had no idea what it was that could captivate me in the same way.

I had no idea what it was that could captivate me in the same way.