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Lillian is an eighteen-year-old competitive rock climber training for nationals. In this episode, she talks about the pressure she puts on herself in competition, pushing through a shoulder injury, and what almost made her quit the sport two years ago. Lila connects her insights back to the concept of antifragility.
Dylan Friedman is a state-qualifying cross-country runner at New Paltz High School. In this episode, she talks about her love of running, as well as overtraining and mental blocks. Lila connects her insights back to antifragility, so you can apply it to your own sport.
James Allen has climbed the Seven Summits and became the second youngest person to summit Everest at twenty-two. In this episode, he talks about a near-fatal cave dive, a storm on Aconcagua that almost killed him, and the mental tricks he harnesses. Lila connects his insights back to antifragility, so you can apply it to your own sport.
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Host Lila Ackerman hears athletes' stories about pressure, fear, and stress in their sport. She breaks down what's actually going on using antifragility, a concept from Nassim Nicholas Taleb about…