Perform Like A Navy Seal - Rich Diviney - #354

Modern Wisdom

08/05/21

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77m

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Rich Diviney is a retired Navy SEAL Commander and an author.

The Navy Seals are one of the most hardened military groups in the world. During 13 tours and over a decade of service, Rich researched and tested his favourite ways to improve and enhance the mental and physical performance of himself and his unit.

Expect to learn how to immediately move your system from a sympathetic to parasympathetic state, why optimal performance is preferable to peak performance, why understanding the relationship between skills and attributes is crucial, how to cope with fear and much more...

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:26) Doing BUD/S at 22 (05:36) Intellectual Navy SEALs (10:06) Lessons Learned as a Navy SEAL (18:22) Recovering from Stress (28:01) Preparing Mentally for Situations (33:05) Peak vs Optimal Performance (39:19) Why Attributes & Skills Are Different (47:24) Developing Resilience (54:49) Keys to Self-Improvement (1:00:29) Mental Impacts of Fear & Humour (1:06:21) How to Be More Efficient (1:14:29) Increasing Discipline

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August 7, 2021

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