<p>With summer ending, back to school routines happening at home, and the need to get back to healthy habits, we wanted to bring back a fantastic conversation between WHOOP Global Head of Human Performance, Principal Scientist Kristen Holmes and cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Maya Shankar. Maya is also a former White House Senior Advisor, and creator of the top podcast,<em> A Slight Change of Plans</em>. Kristen and Maya discuss studying violin under Itzhak Perlman (2:22), how a hand injury spurred what Maya calls identity foreclosure (5:21), transitioning to a career in neuroscience (8:48), the endowment effect (16:43), the benefits of the fresh start effect (19:15), how to think about restarting after your goals have been derailed (21:29), the best ways to cement new habits (26:08), the power of data and behavior science (30:18), how to make good decisions (31:57), and the illusion of control (34:49). <br><br><b>Resources:<br></b><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-slight-change-of-plans/id1561860622">A Slight Change of Plans</a> <br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/drmayashankar/">Dr. Shankar's Instagram</a><br><br><b>Follow WHOOP<br></b><a href="http://www.whoop.com/">www.whoop.com</a><br><a href="https://www.whoop.com/us/en/whoop-trials/">Trial WHOOP for Free</a><br><a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoop">Instagram</a><br><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@whoop?lang=en">TikTok</a><br><a href="http://www.twitter.com/whoop">X</a><br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/whoop">Facebook</a><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/whoop/">LinkedIn</a></p><p><b>Follow Will Ahmed<br></b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/willahmed/">Instagram</a><br><a href="https://x.com/willahmed?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author">X</a><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/willahmed/">LinkedIn</a></p><p><b>Follow Kristen Holmes<br></b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kristen_holmes2126/?hl=en">Instagram</a><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-holmes/">LinkedIn</a></p><p><br></p><p><a rel="payment" href="http://whoop.com/">Support the show</a></p>