Dr. Maya Shankar

I'm going to be here whether you like it or not.

I'm going to be here whether you like it or not.

We are going to make this job happen.

We are going to make this job happen.

And sure enough, a few months later, I would be able to join the Obama White House and continued that work for four years.

And sure enough, a few months later, I would be able to join the Obama White House and continued that work for four years.

Yeah, I mean, I think it speaks to the fact that we feel so attached to the things that we've invested in or the things that we own, and we can make irrational decisions in the face of that emotional pull towards those things.

Yeah, I mean, I think it speaks to the fact that we feel so attached to the things that we've invested in or the things that we own, and we can make irrational decisions in the face of that emotional pull towards those things.

You know, there's this interesting insight in behavioral science called identity foreclosure, and it refers to the fact that, especially adolescents, though this can follow people into adulthood,

You know, there's this interesting insight in behavioral science called identity foreclosure, and it refers to the fact that, especially adolescents, though this can follow people into adulthood,

can get very closed off very quickly regarding what their identity is in this world.

can get very closed off very quickly regarding what their identity is in this world.

They can attach themselves to an early identity that they claim, and they can hold onto that with a firm grip in ways that make them close-minded in the face of other opportunities or other identities that they might occupy.

They can attach themselves to an early identity that they claim, and they can hold onto that with a firm grip in ways that make them close-minded in the face of other opportunities or other identities that they might occupy.

And I think the fact that at 15, I was forced to challenge my fundamental identity.

And I think the fact that at 15, I was forced to challenge my fundamental identity.

I mean, as I mentioned to you, Hala, I was first and foremost a violinist.

I mean, as I mentioned to you, Hala, I was first and foremost a violinist.

That was my defining trait.

That was my defining trait.