This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg
Jun 12, 2026 · 30 min · 13 segments
Where in the brain is that little something that makes top performers feel so confident in their ability? Can that confidence be developed in someone who is naturally more timid? Dr. Nate Zinsser…
Phil StiegHostConfidence is not this all-encompassing attribute that pervades every aspect of your life.
You can be ridiculously confident about your ability to whip up a fabulous spaghetti sauce, but absolutely unconfident about your ability to hit the ball straight off the golf tee.
From Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, this is Your Brain with Dr. Phil Stieg.
Internationally renowned scientist and educator, Dr. Stieg is Professor of Neurological Surgery at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center.
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Confidence is not this all-encompassing attribute that pervades every aspect of your life.
You can be ridiculously confident about your ability to whip up a fabulous spaghetti sauce, but absolutely unconfident about your ability to hit the ball straight off the golf tee.
From Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, this is Your Brain with Dr. Phil Stieg.
Internationally renowned scientist and educator, Dr. Stieg is Professor of Neurological Surgery at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center.