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Michael Phelps' Mental Routine
39:27 - 46:49 (07:21)
Michael Phelps visualized the perfect race before every competition, following the same mental routine every time for years before the Beijing Olympics, thereby ingraining the routine in his mind.
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Michael Phelps' routine before races included visualizing every moment of the race in slow motion, with the help of a videotape, so that by the time he got to the starting block, he could make it appear effortless.
39:27 - 44:06 (04:38)
Michael Phelps
Summary
Michael Phelps' routine before races included visualizing every moment of the race in slow motion, with the help of a videotape, so that by the time he got to the starting block, he could make it appear effortless.
ChapterMichael Phelps' Mental Routine
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By starting slow and small with routines, you can layer them on one after another in order to utterly change the results and performance of your life.
44:06 - 46:49 (02:43)
Routine
Summary
By starting slow and small with routines, you can layer them on one after another in order to utterly change the results and performance of your life. The key is to design a routine that makes achieving what you have identified as essential the default position.