The Neuroscience of Confidence | Ian Robertson

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<p>What confidence does to your brain, why it helps with anxiety, and how to get it if you don't already have it. Plus, the problem with overconfidence.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://ianrobertson.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Ian Robertson</a> is a Professor Emeritus in Psychology at Trinity College and was the founding director of Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience. He has written five books, the latest of which is called, <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/How-Confidence-Works/dp/1787633713/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.s2fy5LEpZ314tbiFT1E3U0MCU5jGacodkq-TBVn8iyAu_g9bEcQ1syz1gVZJkNBaLfNno2UqIOc6w84E1YoPvSlt1CcNUL2t1FGPlr4DGnSN29VSvOjYMEyiOmVJxaURguv8I_DfYFZggPI9lGFVjnt1lJjT0eMhF4dMA8TfnR5Z20VV-jyjICcJSIuVAD6fD68Bg0l8jArNA3rCPMOWBGKkYHMP0Qo602SzpP42FJ0.q36ap3ju1PM12nmGmO7MWpFmV5sOGsmdowMKVVshG_g&qid=1734620308&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>How Confidence Works</em></a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>What confidence actually is</li> <li>How to boost confidence </li> <li>The dangers of overconfidence, and how to guard against it</li> <li>The role of anxiety and failure</li> <li>The "Oscar effect", and why winners tend to live longer</li> <li>How to reframe anxiety as excitement </li> <li>The role of gender, race, and class on confidence levels</li> <li>The importance of distancing yourself from confidence saboteurs </li> <li>And much more</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-buddhist-recipe-for-confidence-ethan-nichtern/id1087147821?i=1000665297116" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Buddhist Recipe For Confidence | Ethan Nichtern</a></li> <li><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/do-you-feel-like-an-imposter-dr-valerie-young-co/id1087147821?i=1000604131939" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Do You Feel Like an Imposter? | Dr. Valerie Young (Co-Interviewed by Dan's Wife, Bianca!)</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Follow Dan on social:</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Subscribe to our</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Our favorite playlists on:</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p> <p> </p>