Unlocking Persistent Motivation & Extreme Resilience | Ross Edgley

Ross Edgley is a British ultra-endurance athlete and author known for completing extraordinary athletic feats by tapping into diverse sources of motivation and resilience. We discuss the psychological and biological forces that allow people to persevere through extreme challenges. Then we cover how to dynamically update your sense of purpose, emotions, philosophy, and personal narratives to expand your ability to overcome adversity of all kinds. We also discuss the brain circuits and science of fatigue and stress adaptation. Ultimately, a new framework emerges that you can use to access persistent motivation.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Ross Edgley

(00:03:19) Childhood, Motivation Sources; Competition, Pain & Purpose

(00:11:51) Anterior Midcingulate Cortex, Wheel of Motivation & Tenacity

(00:16:05) Honoring Your Commitment, Ultra-Endurance Swimming, Self-Respect

(00:17:46) Sponsors: David & Lingo

(00:20:02) Fear of Shame, Iceland; Team Events, Injuries & Sea Swims

(00:25:50) Spiritual Experiences, Loch Ness, Iceland, Mythology & Motivation

(00:31:37) Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, Persistence & Winning, Strategy

(00:36:27) Energy Management; Leadership & Team

(00:40:56) Addiction, Evaluating Challenges & Purpose, Support & Yukon

(00:47:23) Fear & Animals, Great White Sharks, Bears

(00:53:09) Sponsor: AG1

(00:54:22) Proving Others Wrong, Anger, Great Britain Swim

(00:57:55) Anger at Self; Doing It For the Sake of Others, Son, Father

(01:08:58) Next Endeavor, Money, Helping Others

(01:15:29) Dark vs Light Energy, Self-Discipline; Yaminawa Tribe

(01:22:51) Sponsor: LMNT

(01:24:11) Challenge Stakes, Ultra-Endurance Swims; Negative Thoughts

(01:33:29) Tongue; Iceland Swim, Berserker, Third-Person Perspective

(01:38:28) Pain Tolerance, Stress Inoculation, Deliberate Cold Exposure

(01:45:48) Strength Training

(01:48:10) Sponsor: Eight Sleep

(01:49:38) Process vs Outcomes, Psychological Adaptability

(01:55:07) Cyclops & Tunnel Vision, Yukon Swim; Cuttlefish

(02:02:02) Caffeine, Nicotine, Alpha GPC, Creatine, Supplement Use

(02:11:59) Strength Training & Workouts, Strength Reserve, Endurance

(02:20:26) Girlfriend, Worry; Doing What Others Cannot, Gratitude

(02:29:13) Absurd Hero, Pleasure in Struggle

(02:31:14) Smile, Motivated through Anger; Spirit Animals

(02:41:37) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

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