Steven Kotler
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1,080 appearances
3 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 12 Jun
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inflammation is linked to stress so anything you do that fight stress that lowers stress that gives you more emotional control is involved in peak performance aging so um social activities lower stress they give us these pro social oh there's people around who love me got my back i can be a little less stressed so there's a lot of that stuff dynamic deliberate play is the next bit dynamic is literally what we've been talking about it's just a fancy way of saying
It hits all five categories of functional fitness, strength, stamina, flexibility, balance, agility, deliberate play.
You've heard of deliberate practice, Anders Ericsson's favorite expertise.
Repetition with incremental advancement is the fastest path towards expertise.
And Anders wasn't wrong.
But as he himself said, that's only true in certain very precise disciplines.
And when faced with just general learning, deliberate play works better than deliberate practice.
Deliberate play is repetition with improvisation.
You can do the same thing you did last time, but a little bit of flourish, a little flower, a little something fun.
It's playful, meaning there's no shame.
There's no embarrassment.
If you're bad, who cares?
You're having fun.
But that feeling of play produces more neurochemistry, more endorphins.
This one really boosts the immune system, lowers stress levels, but amplifies learning.
So dynamic, deliberate play says I'm using all the physical skills that decline and I'm learning better than any other way.
Novel outdoor environments.
The last bit.
Why do we care?
And this is back action sports demand dynamic, deliberate play.
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