43: Livestreaming on Twitch to Create Community with Brady Simpson
06/22/22 • 49 min
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Brady Simpson is a Master’s Graduate from the University of Lethbridge and a Twitch streamer. Don’t know what Twitch is? It’s a livestreaming platform where people stream themselves playing video games, playing music, hosting talk shows, and much more. Brady specifically streams Guild Wars II, a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game). In this episode, we talk about the challenges he had to go through to complete his Master’s degree, as well as the amazing international connections that he’s built through streaming on Twitch, including a number of his viewers coming to watch his thesis defense!
Highlights & Takeaways- Brady being diagnosed with ADHD in the middle of his Master’s program and how his perception on ADHD shifted from it being some horrible thing to how it’s something extremely common and normal.
- When Brady messaged his professor saying he was quitting, he received this message: “I support you either way, but I want you to know that I hope that someday you see in your yourself again, what I see in you.”
- How he grew his Twitch livestreaming audience from 0 viewers to averaging over 75 viewers regularly
- He ended up meeting some of his viewers in-person when he travelled, and how they became close friends that supported him during his challenges
- “You'll find your people. You'll find your tribe. The number one thing is to not let that fear hold you back and understand that you're gonna get rejected sometimes. But every rejection is getting you one step closer to building that community and finding those connections and then ultimately stay consistent.”
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Brady Simpson is a Master’s Graduate from the University of Lethbridge and a Twitch streamer. Don’t know what Twitch is? It’s a livestreaming platform where people stream themselves playing video games, playing music, hosting talk shows, and much more. Brady specifically streams Guild Wars II, a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game). In this episode, we talk about the challenges he had to go through to complete his Master’s degree, as well as the amazing international connections that he’s built through streaming on Twitch, including a number of his viewers coming to watch his thesis defense!
Highlights & Takeaways- Brady being diagnosed with ADHD in the middle of his Master’s program and how his perception on ADHD shifted from it being some horrible thing to how it’s something extremely common and normal.
- When Brady messaged his professor saying he was quitting, he received this message: “I support you either way, but I want you to know that I hope that someday you see in your yourself again, what I see in you.”
- How he grew his Twitch livestreaming audience from 0 viewers to averaging over 75 viewers regularly
- He ended up meeting some of his viewers in-person when he travelled, and how they became close friends that supported him during his challenges
- “You'll find your people. You'll find your tribe. The number one thing is to not let that fear hold you back and understand that you're gonna get rejected sometimes. But every rejection is getting you one step closer to building that community and finding those connections and then ultimately stay consistent.”
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Enjoyed this episode? Share it with a friend and make sure to follow Excuses to Connect on Facebook and Instagram.
Music by Meghan Rennie - Instagram / Soundcloud
Website: excusestoconnect.com
Watch my TEDx Talk: “How to Find Excuses to Connect”
Email: [email protected]
Leave a Voice Message: https://www.speakpipe.com/excusestoconnect
Support Me: Buy Me A Coffee
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42: What I Learned Talking to Strangers: Street Connect NYC with Janille Hill
Janille Hill is the creator of Street Connect NYC, where she is capturing meaningful conversations between strangers in NYC. She shares these conversations on her Instagram page and she is making the world smaller one connection at a time. In this episode, she shares about her process of talking to strangers, stories that have stood out to her, and the responsibilities that come with storytelling. We also chat about being a connector of colour and how systemic racism has played out in all walks of life, including in the connection space. I loved this insightful and fun conversation with a fellow connector!
Highlights & Takeaways- Vulnerability inspires vulnerability - Janille always lets the other person ask her any question first, before she asks the other person.
- “Everybody has a rich, beautiful story.” Our stories and experiences are what connect us, and lately Janille has been asking people about their deepest pain, because we can all connect to it.
- How approaching strangers we may not find ourselves initially drawn to can be extremely transformative and mind-expanding.
- Sonder - The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.
- Storytelling is a foundational part of the lives of people of colour.
- There is a beauty in being present with others and connecting with strangers has a ripple effect.
- “Say yes to what’s in your soul.”
- Contact Janille: Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
- The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World
- Humans of New York
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Music by Meghan Rennie - Instagram / Soundcloud
Website: excusestoconnect.com
Watch my TEDx Talk: “How to Find Excuses to Connect”
Email: [email protected]
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44: How to Play & Rediscover Your Inner Child with Prasanna Karur
Prasanna Karur is the Founder of the PlayGround podcast where he interviews people about their childhood and rediscovering their inner child. He is passionate about making others feel belonging and living life authentically according to your own values, rather than other peoples’ expectations. This mission extends to his academic studies as he is going into medical school, with a focus on Narrative Medicine. Don’t know what that means? Neither did I - but you will learn about that and many more fascinating stories about play, authenticity, belonging, and joy.
Timestamps- [2:06] What was the motivation and story behind starting your PlayGround podcast?
- [11:04] Why is it important for adults to rediscover their inner child?
- [15:58] Childlike wonder and curiosity in adulthood
- [20:48] Authenticity and owning who you are
- [23:35] Social anxiety and worrying about what others think of you
- [32:10] Incorporating play into workplaces
- [37:39] Why Prasanna is passionate about “narrative medicine”
- [43:43] Systemic issues of burnout and bureaucracy in medicine
- [49:23] Where to connect with Prasanna
- [49:56] Final thoughts: finding joy in the small things
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