Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
Designing a Life that Matters
51 minutes Posted Apr 27, 2026 at 7:00 pm.
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We tell ourselves that meaning comes from impact, passion, or finding the “one right path.” But these beliefs can leave us feeling stuck — even when our lives look perfectly fine on paper. Behavioral scientist Dave Evans describes a new approach, borrowed from design thinking, to help us build lives that feel more alive, flexible, and real. 

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