420: Psyched Up: The Science of Mental Preparation with Dan McGinn, Author & Harvard Business Review Senior Editor
Apr 3, 2021
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Daniel McGinn is a senior editor at Harvard Business Review, and the author of Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed.
He is an experienced business editor and reporter. In his current role at Harvard Business Review, he oversees the magazine's feature well and the team of editors who produce its long-form articles. Dan previously spent 17 years as a reporter, writer, and editor at Newsweek. He has written two books of his own, and regularly collaborates with authors as a ghostwriter and book doctor.
In this episode, Dan and Cindra discuss:
How our performance can come down to a few critical moments
What happened when he sent Malcolm Gladwell a keyboard
How athletes, surgeons and other professionals can psych up