Why Awkward is Awesome with psychologist Ty Tashiro

A Bit of Optimism

The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Management, Education

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Awkwardness gets a bad rap, but the trait is often an indicator that someone is extraordinary.

Psychologist and author Ty Tashiro has spent a great deal of time studying (and living!) social awkwardness. He's fascinated by how the same traits that cause us social embarrassment can also drive exceptional accomplishment.

As a fellow awkward person myself, I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Ty about the advantages of being awkward, what the socially fluent can learn from awkward people, and the best way to navigate conversations in loud clubs.

This...is A Bit of Optimism.

For more on Ty and his work check out:

His book: AWKWARD: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome.

tytashiro.com

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0:00.0	A small town with secrets hidden for centuries.
0:03.0	You turn up in Danville just as the town sees its first real crime in decades?
0:07.7	And a curious stranger who may be their only chance for survival.
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0:21.9	I did not wake up this morning prepared to deal with forces beyond my understanding.
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0:31.1	or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:33.2	Hey, it's Alec Baldwin.
0:38.2	This past season on my podcast,
0:40.6	Here's the thing.
0:42.0	I spoke with more actors, musicians, policy makers, and so many other
0:46.9	fascinating people like jazz bassist Christian McBride.
0:51.0	Jazz is based on improvisation but there's very much a form to it.
0:55.7	You have a conversation based on that melody and those core changes.
0:59.9	So it's kind of like giving someone a topic and say, okay, talk about this.
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1:12.3	Hi, I'm Sarah Jakes Roberts. wherever you may get your podcasts
1:17.0	I'm Sarah Jakes Roberts host of the Woman Evolve Podcast. You may also know me as a pastor, author, wife, mother, business woman, and leader.
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