Hidden Brain · 2026-01-12 · 98 min · 17,207 words

You 2.0: How to Get Out of a Rut

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Hey there, Shankar here. We wanted to give our listeners a heads up that we are hiring here at Hidden Brain. We're currently looking for a marketing and promotions assistant to help us connect our editorial work with fans across multiple platforms. You can find more information at hiddenbrain.org slash jobs. We also anticipate we'll be bringing more staff on board to help us with writing, producing and editing video scripts for YouTube and social media platforms.

We don't have job descriptions for those roles posted yet, but if you have experience in video production for these platforms, we'd love to hear from you. You can send your resume and a cover letter to jobs at hiddenbrain.org. Thanks for your interest in working with us. This is Hidden Brain, I'm Shankar Vedanta. There are moments in any journey when things can feel interminable.

You show up to work every day, do the same job, meet the same people. At home, you wash the dishes, clean the bedroom, do the laundry. On weekends you watch the same TV shows, Go for the same walks, talk to the same relatives. One day starts to look like the next.

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