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Quiet Superpowers · February 26 · 12 min

Some thoughts and realisations

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 decisions - we drain our mental resources. This can feel like mental fog - it really did for me. And I felt completely exhausted. But exposure to restorative environments - especially nature - replenishes that attention. This explains why you can often feel so good after a break or holiday from a busy work life. Thank you! As always - feel free to reach out for any questions, comments, ideas, feedback :) guyroberts2102@gmail.com

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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 decisions - we drain our mental resources. This can feel like mental fog - it really did for me. And I felt completely exhausted. But exposure to restorative environments - especially nature - replenishes that attention. This explains why you can often feel so good after a break or holiday from a busy work life.

Thank you!

As always - feel free to reach out for any questions, comments, ideas, feedback :)

guyroberts2102@gmail.com