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2 episodes“This Is The Culmination Of Everything I Know” - Dr Andrew Huberman #1150
Andrew Huberman recommends Andy Stumpf's book and describes its central philosophy: when given the choice between an easier and a harder thing, do the harder thing. He illustrates this with Stumpf's example of mundane acts like picking up trash, calling these "micro sucks" that build top-down impulse-control circuits throughout the day. Huberman says he found it so valuable that he made last-minute additions to his own book based on a conversation with Stumpf.
695: Andy Stumpf - Leadership Lessons From SEAL Team Six, Discipline vs. Motivation, Team Guy vs. Navy SEAL, High Standards, and How To Be Drownproof
Ryan Hawk interviews Andy Stumpf about his New York Times bestselling book. They discuss how the title and cover photograph emerged together from a SEAL training evolution called drownproofing, the book's accidental genesis (Stumpf was 'tricked into writing it' by a Green Beret friend named Mike Lover), and substantive themes including standards as a double-edged blade, the circle of concern versus influence exercise, post-traumatic growth, and the danger of over-rigid self-identity. Published by St. Martin's Press.
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