29: Christina Shenvi MD PhD on Raising Your Mean
How to focus your mind during a crisis, build a deeper joy in your work, and raise the average of your everyday, with ER doctor, educator, and stoic Christina Shenvi, MD PhD
Nov 14, 2020•51 min
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Lessons from emergency medicine and beyond about performing when it matters the most and applying knowledge under pressure.
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28: Annie Duke on How to Decide Under Pressure
How to make better decisions under pressure, with world-class decision expert and former pro poker player Annie Duke: the power of the unexpected, looking for dispersion, and maximizing on our ability to rapidly update mental models.
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 15 min
27: Lauren Allister, MD on Designing Scripts for Mastery
On building technical and emotional protocols to succeed in high pressure pediatric cases, screaming during math class, the value of theater in emergency medicine and much more with ER doctor and Pediatric Emergency Medicine specialist Lauren Allister, MD.
Oct 12, 2020•54 min
26: Leisa Deutsch, MD on Fueling Emergency Performance
How high performance nutrition helps us apply knowledge under pressure with Leisa Deutch, MD, deputy director of NASA neutral buoyancy lab, ER doc and nutrition expert.
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr
25: Bridging the Why and the How with Chris Taicher, MD
ER doctor Chris Taicher on being clear about your personal why, then focusing on the gritty details of how you accomplish it.
Sep 10, 2020•39 min
24: Performance is a Choice, with Kristen Holmes
On the big and little things individuals and teams need to do to set up to perform under pressure and succeed when it matters the most, with Kristen Holmes, VP of Human Performance at WHOOP.
Aug 20, 2020•55 min
23: Success, Compassion, and Crisis, with Al'ai Alvarez, MD
On defining success in emergencies for individuals and teams, the importance of compassion, and more, with ER doctor and Stanford Professor Al'ai Alvarez, MD
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min
22: Culture, Form, and Function, with Felix Ankel, MD
On building the structures needed to succeed at resuscitation, synthesizing knowledge, and finding story arcs in unpredictable times, with ER Doctor and Professor of Emergency Medicine Felix Ankel.
Jul 23, 2020•44 min
21: High Performance Humanity, with Kent Yoshimura & Ryan Chen
On becoming lifelong students of human performance, with Kent Yoshimura and Ryan Chen: deep thinkers, martial artists, and co-founders of Neuro, a high-performance health and wellness company.
Jul 09, 2020•39 min
20: Starting your journey, with Ramin Tabatabi, MD
Advice on starting new phases of life and responsibility and on learning to fail productively with ER doctor Ramin Tabatabi, MD, from LAC+USC.
Jun 24, 2020•49 min
19: You are free to walk away, with Adaira Landry, MD
Exploring different types of stress, thinking about what leaders look like in emergencies, and recognizing that we are not yet our best selves with ER doctor Adaira Landry, MD.
Jun 04, 2020•47 min
18: Bringing your whole self to work, with Emily Brumfield, MD
Bringing your humanity into your work, applying algorithmic thinking without becoming a robot, and functioning at the edge of uncertainty with ER doctor Emily Brumfield, MD.
May 18, 2020•46 min
16-b: Processing Emotions On and Off Shift with Derek Monette, MD
Bonus round with ER doctor Derek Monette about processing difficult emotions from complex cases both on and off shift.
May 08, 2020•24 min
17: Cheetah mind, Gazelle mind, Human mind, with Kimo Takayesu, MD
Mastering appropriate focus in the moment and letting go of perfection, with ER doctor Kimo Takayesu, MD
May 01, 2020•46 min
16: Plan B is Part of the Plan, with Derek Monette MD
Sticking to the goal, not the plan, the importance of shared mental models, and being mentally flexible during an emergency with ER doctor Derek Monette, MD.
Apr 18, 2020•44 min
A Pre Shift Meditation for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Four minutes of pre-shift mindfulness. A guided meditation to help get you ready for whatever COVID-19 (or anything else) sends your way.
Mar 30, 2020•4 min
15: Coming Back to Purpose, with Andrea Austin, MD
Finding purpose, hope, and forward movement during the Corona Pandemic with ER doctor Lieutenant Commander Andrea Austin, MD.
Mar 21, 2020•49 min
14: Standby for Chaos, with Navy EOD Expert Ryan Anderson
How disposing of an explosive device is like approaching a sick patient, how training the basics will save your lives and the lives of others, and how to improve your performance in real-world, potentially unstable situations.
Mar 08, 2020•55 min
13: Stoic Philosophy During Emergencies, with Dan McCollum, MD
Preparing ourselves to be the best during the worst--Stoic philosophy and emergency medicine with ER doctor Dan McCollum, MD
Feb 24, 2020•46 min
12: Running Your Own Race, with Emily Rose, MD
Working with the myth of perfection, learning to run your own race, and finding joy as you keep tuning your instrument, with Emily Rose, MD
Feb 07, 2020•44 min
11: Signal to Noise and Setting the Tone, with Andrew Eyre MD MS
Setting the tone in a critical case, optimizing signal to noise ratio for learning, and the joys of simulation with Andrew Eyre, MD MS Photo modified from by Tim Cooper on Unsplash
Jan 23, 2020•36 min
10: Overtrain then Let Go, with Bret Whitman
Mental training for big waves and deep dives with freediver, spearfisher, big-wave-surfer, and all-around great dude Bret Whitman. Photo modified from by Tim Marshall on Unsplash
Jan 13, 2020•51 min
09: Mindfulness Can Start Now, with Jodi Strock, LMFT
Digging in about starting a mindfulness practice and the interaction of body, mind, and emotion in and out of crisis with licensed marriage and family therapist and super cool human Jodi Strock. Photo modified from by Keegan Houser on Unsplash
Dec 23, 2019•43 min
08: Don't Panic. Enjoy the Ride. with BJJ Professor Gustavo Gasperin
Digging in with multiple-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world champion Professor Gustavo Gasperin about learning and deploying skills under pressure, the importance of mindset, and choosing to relax instead of panic.
Dec 10, 2019•49 min
07: Algorithms and Jazz in the ER with Dana Sajed, MD
Algorithmic and improvisational thinking in music and in the ER with emergency doctor, ultrasound expert, and deeply cool human Dana Sajed, MD
Nov 27, 2019•53 min
06: Hope for Nothing, Fear Nothing, Be Free with MMA Coach Pete Panos
Interview with MMA Coach Pete Panos about finding calm during a fight and balancing the physical and mental in our training.
Nov 15, 2019•43 min
05: Eliminating Unnecessary Opportunities for Failure with Amy Hildreth, MD
Interview with Lieutenant Amy Hildreth, MD, from the Naval Medical Center in San Diego about training for the unexpected and eliminating opportunities for failure.
Oct 30, 2019•37 min
04: Sangfroid | Bringing Cool to Chaos with Dan Dworkis MD-PhD
Sangfroid. Literally: "cold blooded," it' the ability to stay calm under pressure. In this episode, I talk about Sangfroid not as an innate talent but as a skill that each of us can develop, and about several ways we can start training sangfroid today.
Oct 11, 2019•36 min
03: Simulation, Visualization, and Pressure with Andrea Austin, MD
Interview with Lieutenant Commander Andrea Austin, MD, from the Naval Trauma Training Center at USC + LA County about the importance of simulation and visualization training and pressure as a creative force.
Sep 15, 2019•1 hr 1 min
02: Compassion and Humility with Erik Anderson, MD
An interview with Dr. Erik Anderson on the importance of compassion and humility in operating in high stress environments, ideas for working in low-resource rural emergencies, and moving fast and slow during the first minutes of a crisis.
Aug 03, 2019•39 min
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