The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance by Rich Diviney
Navy SEAL books are easy to devour.
Overcome by Jason Redman.
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink.
In this book, Diviney starts off with how Attributes came about. In their training program with high attrition, he wanted to theorize why those who didnt make it, didnt.
He goes on to show the importance of Attributes over Skills with how the 5 step plan when things go wrong needs 20% skill and 80% attributes.
Then it makes sense how some say that you can teach the skill, its the attributes that are innate.
Talking of looking for a lawyer with winning records, which is how we chose if we need one, but there are movies of small time lawyers disrupting names. The pitfalls of a team selected for only skills is all too familiar. Google in Aristotle project, found out what makes the best team.
"Train for certainty, Educate for Uncertainty" - Military
Its in those uncertain cases, that your attributes come to life.
Formula-1 racers practice in foul weather too.
Imagine a scary lab where fear is studied.
The characterization of fear phases- before the event, during the event and after (PTSD) is neat. It reminds me of Do you know burnout when you see it article by Joan Brett of ASU, where Brunout could be intrinsic or extrinsic. This brings us back to the authors yawning to get more air in those stressful situations. The body's response to those stressful situation is what the scary lab is all about. Amazing that VR can help with it.
"Courage cannot exist in the absence of fear" - Rich Diviney
Liking the definitions of persistence, tenacity, perseverance, fortitude. This is the situation I faced while reading overcoem and trying to understand some traits it seemed more like a spectrum of things.
Passport to Freedom: Courage and Resilience on your Cancer Journey by Sandy Travis.
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