Episode 2175 – On this Wednesday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes special guest Ryan Munsey to the show and discusses feelings, habits, performance, and more.
FEELINGS, HABITS, & PERFORMANCE
- Vinnie welcomes author Ryan Munsey , author of “F*ck Your Feelings“; Ryan also hosts his own podcast called “The Better Human Project“. (2:00)
- They first chat a bit about podcasting and audio books, but then lead into Ryan’s background in nutrition and health, and how it led him to write his book. (11:30)
- Ryan shares his curiosity of why people have a hard time following through with things, even when they are mapped out for them.
- What he writes in his book applies to pretty much everything, not just health and fitness.
- Vinnie and Ryan discuss looking for a mental edge and having an approach that is based on action, not outcomes. (15:30)
- They also chat about practice being “fresh, frequent, and flawless”.
- It’s important to understand the repetition as it affects neurological wiring; for example, Navy SEALS and successful athletes do this.
- Vinnie loves the challenge of learning a process and how you can make something perfect that otherwise is not meant to be perfect.
- They chat about archery and skeet shooting as examples.
- Vinnie also mentions a great book he read when he was younger that had a huge influence on his mindset.
- Ryan agrees about building a “toolkit” for approaching life.
- Vinnie and Ryan also chat a bit how things like feelings and how kids treat each other in school should be used to teach important life lessons. (50:50)
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