The Genius Life 321: Former CIA Spy Reveals How to Detect Lying and Deception to Win Any Conflict | Andrew Bustamente
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Aug 28, 2023 
Former CIA agent Andrew Bustamente shares secrets of detecting lying and deception. Discussion includes becoming a CIA spy, reducing stress, CIA mindset shift, adopting James Bond and Batman as role models, the importance of consistency in health, psychology of spy skills, engineering demand, and admiration for Flight of the Conchords and ethnic ambiguity.
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Unexpected CIA Recruitment
- Andrew Bustamante entered the CIA after military initially rejected his intelligence aspirations.
- The CIA recruited him through an algorithm after he applied to the Peace Corps online.
Mission Mindset Clarity
- CIA training shifts trainees from a conventional mindset to a mission mindset.
- This shift allows agents to see the world with clarity and act practically under pressure.
Childhood Trauma and High Performance
- CIA officers are often high performers with a certain balance of childhood trauma.
- Too little or too much trauma can undercut or prevent high achievement.