Strengths as Superpowers - Replay (CAL123, S6 E17)

Changing Academic Life

This is a replay of an episode about our strengths as our superpowers and it is a useful precursor to the next podcast discussion where my guest will talk about them as natural talents. This replay episode was triggered by two interactions that made me think more about the importance of knowing our own unique superpowers (as Aaron Quigley discussed), ie our strengths, and also our kryptonite (thanks Lewis Chuang), and how this can help us work out what is our good academic life. And to recognise that we can all have different superpowers. Before getting to the replay I also report on some lovely feedback from the episodes with Graham McAllister.

00:29 Introduction

01:39 Update from episodes with Graham McAllister

05:21 Replay - Strengths as Superpowers

06:49 Kyrptonite and Superpowers

08:19 What are your superpowers?

14:29 Other notes about strengths as superpowers

17:21 Summary and pointer to ways to explore strengths

19:25 Additional Pointers

22:05 Outro

Related Links:

The twitter thread started by Lewis Chuang

Aaron Quigley podcast conversation

Mike Twidale podcast conversation

VIA Character Strengths Survey

Strengthscope Strengths assessment tools

Related Work:

Michelle McQuaid, 2014, Ten Reasons to Focus on Your Strengths No matter what your job description says, Psychology Today.

Jeremy Sutton, 2021, Cultivating Strengths at Work: 10+ Examples and Ideas, PositivePsychology.com.

Ryan M. Niemiec, 2020, Coronavirus Coping: 6 Ways Your Strengths Will Help You Turn to your best qualities for prevention, safety, and health. Psychology Today.