Building the Elite Podcast

In the second half of our conversation with Dr. Andy Morgan, we cover topics including:⁠ ⁠ - Advice for people seeking careers in the intelligence community⁠ - Andy’s work as an expert witness testify...

14 Heinä 202247min

Dr. Andy Morgan is a Yale-educated former CIA medical intelligence officer, and one of the world's foremost experts on performance under stress in special operations personnel. In this episode we co...

12 Heinä 202249min

Self-herding is when you refer to your past actions for subconscious guidance rather than mirroring what others around you are doing. This effect can persist a lot longer than the situation that produ...

6 Heinä 20228min

In SOF selection, you'll often hear instructors say "Don't set yourself up for failure." From your viewpoint in the pushup position with wet sand abrading every inch of your body, this might seem li...

28 Kesä 202214min

Metacognition is a fancy word for “thinking about thinking”.⁠ ⁠ To borrow definitions from research with Olympic athletes, metacognition can be broken into 3 forms:⁠ ⁠ - being aware of goals and how t...

20 Kesä 202210min

Dr. Doug Kechijian is a physical therapist and CEO and co-founder of Resilient Performance Systems, which has locations in Manhattan, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Resilient seeks to systematically ex...

14 Kesä 20221h 7min

When our secondary emotions work out well, we call them instincts. When they cause us to do stupid things, we shrug and say "I was in a weird place I guess" or "It seemed like the thing to do at the t...

7 Kesä 202213min

Stress makes us age faster, but not always. Some people remain healthy and capable throughout remarkably long lifespans, even when they undergo incredibly difficult circumstances. The difference in ho...

31 Touko 20229min