Episode 47 - Resilience from The Two Vague Podcast

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Episode 47 - Resilience

49 minutes Posted May 23, 2022 at 1:54 am.

Why did Rusty pick the word resilience?

Be the captain of your own ship, maintain your morale, and try not to get distracted

Ben tries to imagine “angry Rusty,” and then to explain Google’s Ngram viewer

Increased usage of the word resilience, and back to a glossary of n-gram terms

Rusty responds to Ron Breazeale’s “11 skills/attitudes that can increase resilience"

Video game characters finding their own resiliences, and Horizon’s Aloy

Venting about the loss of a special character in Forbidden West

Guerrilla Games is likely a Twizzlers family

The water levels in Horizon: Forbidden West

The “stealth kelp” plot hole, and forcing the player to hide in the water

A bug is preventing Rusty from getting platinum, and blaming Aquaman

Jane McGonigal’s books, games, and her story of resilience

The game SuperBetter and how it can be used to improve resilience

Ben’s “back in my day moment,” and a “shout out” for Ann

Rusty and Ben’s closing thoughts on resilience!

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It’s Mental Health Awareness Month and Rusty (perhaps the most positive person on planet Earth) joins Ben on the podcast to discuss a word that he feels is important to develop in life… resilience. Ben has conducted extensive research on the psychology of being resilient, the Google Ngram Viewer, and a mobile game designer who created an application to help her “slay her concussion.” Meanwhile, Rusty shares his secrets to a positive attitude and his enjoyment of the Horizon franchise.

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