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Knowledge Under Pressure
On Studying Human Performance and Tactical Arts and Crafts
Field notes from what we’ve been up to, what we’ve been taking in, and what we are thinking about at The Emergency Mind Project.
If you have ideas or things you’d like to see — or if you want to help and get more involved — I’d love to hear from you: dan@emergencymind.com
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EP 68: Fergus Connolly PhD on Understanding Elite Performance
Elite performance expert Fergus Connolly shares wisdom from working across every major sport, business, and the SOF community.
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How do you solve a murder with no murderer?
Great article by Dr. Shannon McNamara about how the stories that we tell ourselves change how we learn and process adverse events. “After any patient that I cared for died or had an unexpected outcome, I reviewed the case to learn whatever I could. I noticed that when I worried that what happened was all my fault, all I could feel was fear. The shame I felt kept me from being able to learn anything about the case.” There’s a lot to learn here.
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Making small physical improvements to processes or gear — sometimes called “tactical arts…
