How Did You Become a Neurosurgeon?

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All of us are manifestations of our past, right? You know, we're just talking about your background. And I think that's true of everyone. So in my case, there is often an assumption that if you're a neurosurgeon or highly educated, that you come from an affluent background. So that was not the case with me. It's interesting because, especially if you're white and you dress the part, you speak the part and you act the part, then you get into the club. Yeah. That's just the way. The likelihood for them to achieve success in Western society is quite low.

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Jim Doty is a clinical professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University and founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford. These days he spends his time researching compassion and the links to our brains. He is also the author of the self-help book called Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart.

This conversation was fascinating in it we talk about a whole bunch of things including neuroscience, mindfulness, medical school, negative self-talk, compassion and meeting the Dalai Lama.

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