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Regarding acting calm in stressful situation I encourage anyone to watch the last America's Cup races. Even if you're not into sailing it's quite amazing. These
by cycomanic 6y ago
Regarding acting calm in stressful situation I encourage anyone to watch the last America's Cup races. Even if you're not into sailing it's quite amazing. These boats are incredibly fast (40kt boat speed out of 10 kt wind) and extremely difficult to handle, they have videos and all the crew intercoms on live TV and the calm instructions of the helmsmen and other crew even when things really go wrong is absolutely amazing. Extremely focused without any panic, yelling, anger.
- adrianpike 6y agoThere's such a shocking difference between amateur sailboat racing and the pro's. Your average weekend beercan race worldwide is an order of magnitude slower, with loads and danger a fraction of what you see in even a fast circuit boat, and everyone's just screaming at each other thinking more volume will unwrap the spinnaker faster. It really really hammers home the power of training.
- noodlesUK 6y agoYou can see this in any well-disciplined team (often found in sports). Years of training (and practice) and good examples set by those who came before them can make people work smoothly even in incredibly high stress situations. See well-trained pro firefighters, ER medical teams, or fighter pilots.
- matwood 6y agoI have found that engaging in stressful situations that force me to control the stress translates all across my life. Training Jiu-Jitsu for example forced me to control stress while being physically attacked by another person. It makes work stresses seem minor in comparison, and has made me better equipped to recognize a stressful situation and control my response.