Why change is so scary — and how to unlock its potential | Maya Shankar

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🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Unexpected change like an accident, an illness or a relationship that suddenly ends is inevitable -- and disorienting. With a heartfelt and optimistic take on life's curveballs, cognitive scientist Maya Shankar shares how these challenging moments can inspire transformation, offering three questions to ask when facing uncertainty, so you can let go of rigidity and embrace change.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	It's Ted Talk's Daily.
0:07.0	It's Ted Talks Daily.
0:11.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh. Change is scary. It's daily. T
0:13.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:14.0	Change is scary, especially the unexpected kind.
0:17.7	But cognitive scientist Maya Shankar finds that
0:25.0	opens up the life's curve balls can be expansive.
0:26.0	In her talk from TED 2023, she shares a framework to think about change
0:28.0	that opens up possibility and growth after the break.
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0:45.0	When I was a kid, the violin was the center of my life.
0:49.0	I'd run home from the bus stop after school and practice for hours.
0:54.0	Every Saturday, my mom and I would wake up at 4 in the morning to catch a train to New York
0:59.0	so I could study a Juilliard.
1:01.0	When I was a teenager, my musical idol, Itsek Perlman, invited me to be his private student,
1:07.0	and my big dream of becoming a concert violinist felt within reach.
1:12.0	But then, one morning when I was 15 I was practicing this tricky technical
1:18.0	passage I struggled to get it right and I over-extended my finger on a single note.
1:23.7	I heard a popping sound.
1:26.4	I'd permanently damaged the tenants in my hand and my dream was over.
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