The Navy SEALs' Secret of Exceptional EnduranceHow to keep going when you feel like you're ready to give up.
By Jessica Stillman
Initial Navy SEAL training is a 24-week gauntlet of insane physical feats, extreme discomfort, and terrifying surprises all topped off with a final and apparently aptly named Hell Week. No wonder something like 75 percent of candidates drop out.
Which means that those who do manage to make it through are truly the toughest of the tough. What sets them apart from those of us who would run screaming from even a shadow of this test? And can their secrets help us mere mortals have more grit in the face of more everyday challenges (or even less everyday ones, like a pandemic)?
Sean Kernan is well positioned to answer these questions. A freelance writer rather than a warrior himself, he still had a front-row seat growing up to exceptional endurance. His dad was a Navy SEAL. On Medium recently, Kernan shared the lessons he learned from his father, including one simple tip that anyone can use to increase their endurance.
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