Will it Make the Boat Go Faster? | FRIDAY FIELD NOTES

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Ryan Michler

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4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Friday Field Notes, Ryan Michler explores the powerful concept of “Will it Make the Boat Go Faster?”, a mantra for making decisions that drive real progress. Inspired by Olympic rower Ben Hunt-Davis, Ryan shares how this mindset can be applied to career growth, relationships, health, and personal goals. He discusses the importance of setting clear objectives, testing strategies, and adjusting when necessary.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

00:00 - Introduction to the concept
01:42 - The Olympic rowing story
03:12 - Applying the mantra to life
07:43 - Decision-making and pivoting
09:45 - The importance of self-review
12:00 - Measuring progress objectively
14:32 - Eliminating distractions and staying focused
16:47 - Upcoming event: The Men's Forge

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0:00.0	I've seen so many men do two, one of two things.
0:03.5	Either pick a course of action and believe just because they pick that course of action
0:07.1	that they're locked into it indefinitely.
0:10.0	Well, you're not.
0:11.3	At some point, if you're doing the wrong things over and over again, that's just stupidity.
0:16.5	You can change, you can pivot, you can adjust, even if it's something that you committed
0:20.0	to earlier.
0:21.4	Another thing that I see guys do is they just stay in the game way too long.
0:29.9	You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest. Embrace your fears and boldly charge your own path.
0:35.9	When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time,
0:39.4	every time. You are not easily deterred or defeated, rugged, resilient, strong. This is your life. This is
0:47.0	who you are. This is who you will become. At the end of the day, and after all is said and done,
0:52.7	you can call yourself a man.
1:00.0	Men, today I want to share a concept with you that I came across from my good friend,
1:04.5	Kipp Sorensen. Many of you know who Kip is. He is my fellow co-host and podcaster on
1:10.7	our weekly Ask Me Anything.
1:13.3	Several weeks ago, he had shared a concept with me, and he just simply called it,
1:17.6	Will it make the boat go faster?
1:19.8	I was intrigued by the concept.
1:21.7	I'm going to share with you today.
1:22.7	And I did a little research.
1:24.2	He sent me a few articles.
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