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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Maya Shankar (Season 1, Episode 356)
Podcast Episode | 123 min | Talk-Show
Maya Shankar is a Behavioral Scientist and former Senior Advisor in the Obama White House. Maya joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the concept of identity foreclosure, how people craft a narrative about themselves in order to connect to ...See moreMaya Shankar is a Behavioral Scientist and former Senior Advisor in the Obama White House. Maya joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the concept of identity foreclosure, how people craft a narrative about themselves in order to connect to other people, and that there is a danger in tying your identities to your opinions and values. Maya and Dax discuss how they each define manifestation, the difference between bragging and self-promoting, and that admitting you are wrong about something actually gives you more credibility. Maya explains that changing minds is the most coveted form of change, that you are terrible cognitive forecasters, and how people can shift their reality based on their belief systems. See less
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Updated Aug 12, 2021
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Aug 12, 2021 (United States)
Awards
2 wins & 6 nominations

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