While playing her violin, Maya injured a tendon in one of her fingers. Eventually, her doctors told her she needed to stop playing completely. This news would change the course of her life. This is Maya's...

Maya got a job with the Obama administration after sending the email equivalent of a cold call. She had learned the value of the cold call from her mother. This is an example of...

Maya left New York to stay with her parents in Connecticut. This is an example of...

Maya was a student of one of the greatest living violinists. Then learned she can never play again before finding herself cleaning her parents' basement. She was at her lowest point. She was literally underground. She is in...

The book she found in her parents' basement helped Maya decide on a new path in life. The book is an example of...

Maya sees the violin as "one of the great blessings" of her life because it taught her what it is like to be passionate about something. The violin is an example of...

As a ......................... of reading the book she found in her parents' basement, Maya begins studying behavioral science.

After getting her Ph.D. and completing a post-doctoral fellowship, Maya started a .................................. as a scientist.

Maya's current ..................................... is scientific, not musical. She currently works as Google’s Global Director of Behavioral Economics.