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Archive for November 26th, 2011
Beyond the Fear of Pain: Jamie Patrick
(Photo: Bryan Hayes) “When I’m trying to figure out these things that I’m going to do, I try to find the one thing that I’m most afraid of – whether it’s a longer distance, or whatever, that’s what I thrive on.” Jamie Patrick is one of the best ultra athletes on the planet. He recently [...]
Into the Darkness with Mike Madden
(Photo: Mike Madden) “You have the fear of drowning, and you add claustrophobia and all sorts of other kinds of phobias, buried alive, and cave diving has a very high stress level…But there is no question that the biggest enemy in the cave is your own mind.” JY: How did you get into cave diving? [...]
The Doctor’s Diagnoses on Fear
“If fear is something that you hold in your mind in anticipation of something bad happening, I don’t hold that in my mind. I don’t see that kind of peril in surf, no matter how big it gets.” Mark “Doc” Renneker is both a world renowned physician and big-wave explorer. He is one of the [...]
JT Holmes: Transforming Fear to Focus
“I’m one of those people where fear helps and maybe that’s why I could ski well – because there was a little bit of an element of that fear.” JT Holmes KT-22 is a double-black-diamond with the occasional 20-foot cliff. The snow is coming down in sheets. When we begin our descent, I’m hot on [...]
The Science of Choking
I’ve spent the last few years pouring over scientific studies on fear, as well as interviewing some of the world’s leading neuroscientists, psychologists, and doctors about why we’re afraid and how to manage such a primal emotion. Recently I had the opportunity to apply some of my research from The Fear Project to an ESPN [...]