WHOOP Podcast What Motivates Us: Cognitive Scientist Dr. Maya Shankar on the Power of Change, Habit Formation, And Behavioral Science
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Oct 5, 2022 
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
What Inspired You to Become a Behavioral Scientist?
02:01 • 2min
The Language Instinct
03:49 • 2min
Identity Foreclosure
05:32 • 3min
What I Loved About My Life at Yale
08:58 • 2min
Is There a Career Path for You?
10:32 • 5min
Building a Dedicated Team of Behavioral Scientists
15:13 • 2min
The Fresh Start Effect
17:40 • 4min
Keeping the Middles Really Short
21:19 • 3min
Is There a Purity Complex When It Comes to Goal Pursuit?
24:04 • 2min
You Don't Have to Exert Self Control to Reach Your Goals
25:36 • 3min
How to Create a Good Metric for Success?
28:28 • 3min
Why We Hate Uncertainty
31:29 • 3min
Having a Stable Ritual During a Pandemic
34:21 • 3min
Resilience in the Face of Change
36:53 • 2min