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Dr. Maya Shankar: How to Shape Your Identity & Goals

2023/7/24
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Andrew Huberman
是一位专注于神经科学、学习和健康的斯坦福大学教授和播客主持人。
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Maya Shankar
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Andrew Huberman: 探讨了早期身份认同的形成机制，认为其一部分源于对周围人行为的观察，另一部分源于对周围人标签的观察。 Maya Shankar: 阐述了身份认同预设、身份认同瘫痪等概念，并强调将身份认同锚定在做事的‘原因’而非‘事情本身’的重要性。在经历重大变化时，应找到贯穿始终的‘主线’，即我们所做事情的根本动机，并将其应用于新的领域。青春期大脑的变化导致青少年渴望独立，并开始重新审视自身身份认同。相信自身存在不变的‘本质’可能会导致羞耻感，而更灵活的思维方式则有助于个人成长。令人振奋的体验通常包含‘广阔性’和‘适应性’两个要素，不仅带来感官上的愉悦，更重要的是能让我们看到自身参与其中的可能性。积极主动地寻求机会，即使没有现成的机会，也可以创造机会。在竞争激烈的环境中，将身份认同锚定在内在的驱动力（如好奇心和成长）上，有助于抵御外部压力。重大的人生变故会对我们的身份认同造成冲击，但我们有能力在新的环境中重建自我。通俗科学书籍能够帮助人们更容易地接触和理解科学知识。在寻找新的热情时，不必追求与过去相同的体验，而应关注自身的好奇心和学习的意愿。对变化的恐惧源于不确定性，而降低对确定性答案的需求有助于提高应对变化的能力。我们往往低估了自身变化的能力，而‘历史终结论’会让我们误判未来对变化的反应。与观点不同的人交流，有助于提升自我认知。关注他人对自己的看法，有助于提升自我认知和改进自身行为。保持开放的心态，愿意根据新信息更新观点，是重要的领导特质。 Andrew Huberman: 讨论了在竞争环境中保持动力的挑战，以及如何通过关注内在驱动力（如好奇心和进步）来保持动力。还探讨了在面临重大挫折（如职业生涯中断）时如何重建自我认同。

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This chapter explores how our identities are formed, starting from childhood. It discusses the concepts of identity foreclosure and identity paralysis, and how our identities can be shaped by observations of our surroundings and the labels imposed on us. The importance of identifying our core values and throughlines is emphasized.
  • Identity foreclosure: limiting mindset from imposed structures in youth
  • Identity paralysis: feeling stuck after a significant identity shift
  • Anchoring identity to 'why' instead of 'what' for greater resilience

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In this episode, my guest is Maya Shankar, Ph.D.), a cognitive scientist, former senior advisor to the White House and Chair of the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team. She is the creator and host of the podcast*, *A Slight Change of Plans). We discuss how our identities develop and change, how our beliefs and internal narratives shape our perception of self, and how to use structured introspection about our values to determine our goals. We discuss how to cope and grow through uncertain situations, especially those that force us to reexamine our roles and identity. Dr. Shankar shares her experience of redefining her identity after an early career-ending setback. She also explains numerous science-based strategies to effectively define goals, structure our goal pursuits and maintain consistent motivation. This episode provides a science-supported toolkit and roadmap to assess your identity and goals and positively transform in the face of change.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Dr. Maya Shankar

(00:02:53) Sponsors: LMNT & Waking Up

(00:05:15) Identity Foreclosure, Identity Paralysis, Throughlines

(00:12:10) Identity & Adolescence; “Essence” & Shame

(00:16:58) Delight & Awe

(00:23:00) Delight & Possibilities for Self

(00:29:28) Playing Violin, Childhood

(00:35:17) Sponsor: AG1

(00:35:58) Intrinsic Motivation; Juilliard & Courage

(00:45:43) Competitive Environments; Curiosity & Growth

(00:53:46) Re-Creating of Self

(01:00:51) Pop-Science, Science Accessibility

(01:06:32) Passions & Curiosity

(01:13:20) Change, Cognitive Closure, End-of-History Illusion

(01:22:29) Self-Awareness & Critical Feedback

(01:30:48) Tools: Flexible Mindset; Reframing & Venting; Gratitude

(01:40:13) Tool: Framing Goals

(01:47:13) Tool: Agency in Goal Pursuit

(01:52:25) Tool: Like-Minded People & Goal Pursuit; Challenging Beliefs

(02:01:27) Cultivating Open-Mindedness & Empathy

(02:08:15) Building Self Narratives: Empathy, Burnout

(02:13:56) Tools: Goal Setting

(02:19:54) Tool: “Middle Problem”, Maintaining Motivation

(02:24:55) Tool: Aversion & Memory, Peak-End Rule

(02:31:41) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous, Neural Network Newsletter, Social Media

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