Dr. Maya Shankar

She wasn't as kind to people.

She wasn't as kind to people.

She was valuing the wrong things.

She was valuing the wrong things.

She was losing her boldness and her authenticity.

She was losing her boldness and her authenticity.

And what she learned from that experience and what it taught me about change is that change doesn't happen in a vacuum.

And what she learned from that experience and what it taught me about change is that change doesn't happen in a vacuum.

It's not like you can change one part of yourself and assume all the other parts of yourself will stay fixed through that change because you can't control the spillover effects, right?

It's not like you can change one part of yourself and assume all the other parts of yourself will stay fixed through that change because you can't control the spillover effects, right?

And you can't control the way people will respond to you.

And you can't control the way people will respond to you.

And so I think it's taught her that she should approach change with a lot of humility and openness because you might not appreciate all the ways in which it might change you in unexpected ways.

And so I think it's taught her that she should approach change with a lot of humility and openness because you might not appreciate all the ways in which it might change you in unexpected ways.

And the flip side of that is I spoke with a young man named Scott.

And the flip side of that is I spoke with a young man named Scott.

He's a cancer researcher and a total health nut.

He's a cancer researcher and a total health nut.

If it's in a book somewhere, he's done it.

If it's in a book somewhere, he's done it.