Quiet Superpowers

Hey friends - in this episode, we explore how solitude is really something we can practice. I believe that the best way for us to understand ourselves better is to first become comfortable at being by ourselves, alone. For a long time, I found solitude confusing and challenging. I didn't know how to be alone without feeling uncomfortable. We look at how we can gain confidence and comfort in being...

Hey friends - in this episode we look at the repercussions of AI in society and on our personal time. Having seen AI continue to become more and more powerful since studying the fundamentals of it in university, I wanted to take some time to discuss how we can manage our lives now that it's around. Hope you enjoy this episode! I'm not an AI-expert, so don't take anything as say as truth. If you ha...

Hellooo - this episode is on confusion. Ironically my own confusion prompted me to create this episode, and I even felt confused when trying to decide on the structure. We discuss why confusion is actually an opportunity in life, just an uncomfortable one, and why it can be tricky to navigate. I hope you find this useful - and if you have any of your own thoughts / ideas on managing confusion, fee...

Hey friends - this is the 2nd conversation-style episode. I recorded this with my brother, Dan Roberts, and the topic for today is vulnerability. We aim to define vulnerability, then explore how we can build more of it. Note: the piano section is only at the end of the episode. This is another sample from my jam session with friends in Osaka during my Japan travels :) Hope you enjoy!

Hey friends - as you may have guessed, I'm in Japan currently! I will be here for around 1 month total, and I wanted to take some time to discuss introversion within Japan and my thoughts on it so far. We discuss whether Japan is a haven for introverts, and what we can learn from this environment. Hope you enjoy this episode! Special mention to Feel Osaka Yu hostel, where I had the opportunity to...

Hey friends - this is a shorter episode on how you can travel in a less stressful way. Specifically, we discuss tactics you can use for finding moments to recharge and gain energy whilst in busy environments, which are common whilst traveling. If you often feel that traveling is extremely taxing, then there may be some useful tips in this episode :) Please also share any of your own advice / tips...

Hey friends - this is an episode on self-confidence, self-belief, looking at the different factors that influence this, and how we might improve it. (I realised that the video is over-exposed and couldn't manage to quite fix it in the editing process...) Hope you enjoy this episode! As always, please leave any comments or feedback below :)

Hey friends - this is a special episode where I had the privilege to record a conversation/interview with Dan Deighton. I met Dan through a public speaking club. He is a very experienced public speaker, professional coach, and personal mentor. This conversation covers a wide range of topics centered around public speaking, with a focus on the particular benefits of developing this skill for introv...

Hey friends - this episode is about how to connect with people whilst traveling. I have spent a while traveling alone in recent times, and I've been interested in how we can improve the kind of connections we form with strangers, and look at why we're prone to avoiding these kind of interactions so often. Links and resources mentioned: https://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/jschroeder/Publications/Eple...

Hey friends - this is an episode about the modern problem of concentration and focus. This has been a personal struggle of mine, so I wanted to take some time to talk about new habits that I've been using to practice and improve the quality of deep work that I do, as well as ideas you may like to use for yourself. Hope you find this episode insightful. As mentioned, here is the article "Stay on th...

Hey friends - today we're looking at Bertrand Russell, a profoundly influential and prolific British philosopher. He was also someone who exhibited many quiet habits and behaviours, of which I've become fascinated in over the past couple of months. We explore his life, and draw out insights that will hopefully help you to live a more influential and exciting, yet quiet life. Resources mentioned: D...

Hello friends - this episode is about some recent experiences with public speaking, and the resulting value of receiving feedback! Hope you enjoy (and look forward to a new episode next week!).

Hey friends- this is just a very short episode I recorded whilst on a hike at the weekend. I wanted to share something I'd recently discovered through a graphic novel on introversion. Hope you find this useful! Apologies for the sound of the airplanes, I hadn't realized how loud these were! I've also started a Substack recently - https://guyroberts21.substack.com/ If you have any feedback of comme...

Hey friends - today's episode is about why I believe it's actually a benefit to have a weak "social battery", typically as an introvert. I share my ideas on how to reframe the challenge of wanting to be able to socialize more with other people, as well as some things that we can do to support the recharging when you do feel drained. I'm aware there's been a long gap since I last uploaded...! I've...

Hello - today I want to share a couple of strategies / ideas that I've found useful when handling the challenge of overthinking. 1 - Talking to others 2 - Finding ways to be in the present I'm still experimenting with these, so I have some of my own research that I'm excited to continue! Hope you find this useful. Links mentioned: The Paradox of Choice TED Talk (Barry Schwartz): https://www.youtub...

Hey friends - this is a Q&A revisit of the very first episode, "What are your quiet superpowers?". I noticed that the show had evolved somewhat since posting this first episode, so I wanted to take a deeper dive into this topic, what the show is about, who this is for etc. As always, let me know if you have any questions or feedback! Links mentioned: Carl Jung - Psychological Types (beware - i...

Hey friends - this is officially my first vlog on the platform. This is an episode for some thoughts and reflections on the podcast, and production over the past few months. There have been some challenges, yet some new directions that I want to take the podcast in, which I'm excited to share with you. If you have any feedback of comments, please let me know :) Feel free to leave a voice note : ht...

Hey friends, so today I want to dive into a topic that I don't think is talked about enough. Some of us have past speaking experiences that had a significant impact on how we feel about speaking. The question here is - how do we overcome a particularly intense and negative previous speaking experience? This is a difficult topic, and I hope this episode can be useful if this is something you strugg...

Hello - today we're discussing the topic of how to balance time effectively between socialising and alone time. This is something that has perplexed me for a very long time! So I wanted to explore whether such a perfect balance existed (spoiler alert: it doesn't!), and how we can improve the way we spend time both alone and with other people, without burning out. Mentioned links and resources: Wei...

Hey everyone- this is the final episode of the three-part series on how to improve at speaking without preparation, on communication frameworks. In the last two episodes, we looked at: The psychology and reasons behind why we struggle with speaking without preparation The tools and tactics we can use to start improving at this This episode is on frameworks, which allow us to systemically and seque...

This is the second episode of the three-part series on how to improve at speaking without preparation. Last episode we looked at the reasons we often find it difficult to speak without preparation. And this episode explores the tools, tactics, and methods you can use to essentially always be prepared! David JP Phillips TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj-hdQMa3uA Simon Sinek, Styrofoam Cu...

This episode is the first in a new three-part topic- on speaking on the spot. The type of speaking you do when you haven’t had chance to prepare. This is the first episode of this topic, where we explore the question of why we often find it so difficult to speak without preparation. We look at the most common psychological challenges that cause this, as well as the common mistakes we make that red...

This episode stems from a discussion I had with someone about that balance between having opinions and being heard. I was interested by how often those with more extreme views/opinions tend to be heard by more people. Possibly not respected by more people. But they reach more people. And whilst I didn't like the idea that someone could gain "reputation" for extreme opinions, it made me think about...

Hello - this is a very different format for an episode. I was away last week - as you'll hear from the episode - and I wanted to share some of my thoughts since then :) Hope you enjoy this slightly different episode. In researching this episode, I also found out about "attention restoration" - which is that when we constantly direct our focus - solving problems, reacting to things, making decision...

In this episode - we look at small talk, and how to progress from small talk into deep talk, or big talk, or however you want to call this. I've struggled with being on both the receiving end of small talk, and feeling like I have to get good at it multiple times throughout my life. I've never quite understood it. So I took some time to research what makes good small talk, as well as how we actual...