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Five Years Later:
Wendy Suzuki, Professor of Neural Science and Psychology
at New York University
MATT SIMPLINS PHOTOGRAPHY
We interviewed Wendy Suzuki in our Spring 2015 Issue, and
we decided to follow up with her for our 5th Anniversary Issue.
The author of “Healthy Brain Happy Life” is a professor of neural
science and psychology at New York University.
ALIST Magazine: Looking back at where you were when
you started this journey, where did you think it was going to
lead you?
Wendy Suzuki: I thought it would lead me to the National
Academy of Sciences and lots of activity as an academic. The
latter is true, but all the public speaking, books, interviews
podcasts have been a great and unexpected surprise!
AM: How do you define success and how do you measure up
to your own definition?
WS: I define success as being happy and fulfilled in my social,
family, and professional life, and I can honestly say that I feel
very successful.
AM: What do you worry about, and why?
WS: I tend to worry about if I’m anticipating all the possible
negative scenarios that might befall me until I remind myself
to focus on the present and on doing what you love – that
usually cures it.
AM: If you won $20 million in the lottery, what would you
do with the money?
WS: I would save/invest part of it, spend part of it and give
part of it away to charities and to friends/family that really
need it.
AM: If you could select one person from history and have
them truthfully answer one question, who would you select
and what is the question?
WS: I would go back and ask Eleanor Roosevelt what was her
vision for women in the 21st century and did she think we
would be able fulfill that dream.
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