I've always been baffled by how much we over-rate the statistically insignificant differences that separate competitors at the top end of the distribution.
Malcolm Gladwellextreme visual clarity, tunnel vision, diminished sound, and the sense that time is slowing down. this is how the human body reacts to extreme stress.
Malcolm Gladwellif we can control the environment in which rapid cognition takes place, then we can control rapid cognition
Malcolm Gladwell