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The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

The Art of Skill Development With Dan Fagella

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Srinivas Rao

Society & Culture

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2015

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Unmistakable Creative, Dan Fagella talks to us about the art and science of skill development through the lens of martial arts and positive psychology. 


  • The tenets of sports psychology that can apply to your life
  • Lessons from the world of Brazilian jujitsu 
  • Learning to leverage of our nervous energy or jitters
  • Using rituals and routines to perform at our best
  • Leveraging biographies and history to develop perspective
  • A framework for the science of skill development 


Quotes

We are trapped in our own conception of what’s difficult


Resources and Books Mentioned

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph


Meditations (Dover Thrift Editions)


Man's Search for Meaning


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In this episode of the Unmistakable creative, Dan Fagella talks to us about the art and science of skill development and we look at it through the lens of martial arts and positive psychology.

2:00.0

Dan, welcome to the unmistakable creative. Thanks so much for taking the time to join us.

2:04.0

Of course, Rini, glad to be here, brother.

2:06.0

Yeah, my pleasure.

2:07.0

So you contacted me and you had a really fascinating story

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