变化的另一面：当生活另有安排，我们会成为什么样的人The Other Side of Change:Who We Become When Life Makes Other PlansMaya Shankar

基本信息

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Riverhead Books

Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 13, 2026

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593713680

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593713686

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.63 x 9 inches

基本信息仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

本书由著名认知科学家、广受好评的播客节目《计划略有改变》（A Slight Change of Plans）的主持人玛雅·尚卡尔（Maya Shankar）撰写，深入探讨了我们如何在动荡的变革中寻找意义。

生活总会出人意料地打乱我们精心制定的计划。我们可能毫无预兆地遭遇一段关系的结束、一个意想不到的诊断、一份工作的丧失，或是其他命运的捉弄。在这些时刻，我们仿佛坠入了未知的深渊。

作为一名认知科学家，玛雅·尚卡尔数十年来致力于研究人类思维。当她自己也经历着一场突如其来的变故，难以自拔时，她开始寻找那些曾经历过重大变故的人。在《变革的另一面》（The Other Side of Change）一书中，尚卡尔讲述了他们引人入胜、独特的故事，并巧妙地融入科学洞见，揭示了其中蕴藏的价值。最终，本书生动地描绘了我们面对变革的复杂反应，并为我们提供了在经历这些变故时可以汲取的智慧宝库。

尚卡尔邀请我们重新思考我们与变革的关系。当人生发生巨变时，它往往会引发我们内心深处的深刻转变。被推入全新现实所带来的独特压力和挑战，能够帮助我们发掘新的能力、视角和价值观，从而以非凡的方式重塑自我。如果我们把动荡的时刻视为重新构想自我的契机，而不是仅仅将其视为需要忍受的苦难，那会怎样呢？我们又能从中释放出怎样的潜能？

无论你是正在消化过去的变故，应对当下的挑战，还是为未来的变故做好准备，这本书都将是你睿智而引人深思的良伴，帮助你发现变故之后，你能够成为怎样的人。

A revelatory exploration of how we can find meaning in the tumult of change, from a renowned cognitive scientist and host of the critically acclaimed podcast A Slight Change of Plans

Life has a way of thwarting our best-laid plans. Out of nowhere, we’re confronting the end of a relationship, an unexpected diagnosis, the loss of a job, or some other twist of fate. In these moments, it can feel like we’re free-falling into the unknown.

As a cognitive scientist, Maya Shankar has spent decades studying the human mind. When an unwanted change in her own life left her reeling, she sought out people who had navigated major disruptions. In The Other Side of Change, Shankar tells their riveting, singular stories and weaves in scientific insights to illuminate universal lessons hidden within them. The result is a rich portrait of our complex reactions to change and a deep well of wisdom we can draw from during these experiences.

Shankar invites us to rethink our relationship with change altogether. When a big change happens to us, it can lead to profound change within us. The unique stresses and demands of being thrust into a new reality can lead us to uncover new abilities, perspectives, and values, transforming us in extraordinary ways. What if we saw moments of upheaval as an opportunity to reimagine who we can be, rather than as something to just endure? What potential could we unlock within ourselves?

Whether you're processing a past change, grappling with a present one, or bracing for a future one, this book is a wise and thought-provoking companion to help you discover who you can become on the other side of change.

作者简介

玛雅·尚卡尔是一位认知科学家，也是播客节目《计划略有改变》（A Slight Change of Plans）的创始人，该节目曾被苹果公司评为“年度节目”。她曾在总统执政时期担任白宫高级政策顾问，并创建和领导了社会与行为科学团队。她还被任命为联合国首位行为科学顾问。玛雅拥有耶鲁大学的学士学位和牛津大学的博士学位（罗德学者），并在斯坦福大学完成了认知神经科学的博士后研究。她曾接受《纽约客》的专访，并做客美国国家公共广播电台（NPR）、哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）的《早间新闻》（Mornings）和《今日秀》（Today）等节目，还作为神经科学专家参与了国家地理频道克里斯·海姆斯沃斯主演的纪录片《永无止境》（Limitless）的拍摄。她曾在茱莉亚音乐学院师从伊扎克·帕尔曼学习小提琴。玛雅与丈夫居住在加利福尼亚州。

Maya Shankar is a cognitive scientist and creator of the podcast A Slight Change of Plans, previously named “Best Show of the Year” by Apple. She served as a senior policy advisor in the White House, where she founded and chaired the Social and Behavioral Sciences Team. She was also appointed as the first behavioral science advisor to the United Nations. Maya has a BA from Yale and a PhD from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cognitive neuroscience at Stanford. She has been profiled by The New Yorker, has been a guest on NPR, CBS Mornings, and Today, and was featured as a neuroscience expert on National Geographic’s Limitless with Chris Hemsworth. She is a former violin student of Itzhak Perlman at Juilliard. Maya lives with her husband in California.