Ross Edgley on Swimming Around Great Britain and the Value of Resilience

<p>Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to Ross Edgley about his 1,792 mile swim all the way around Great Britain, overriding the innate function of self-preservation to perform feats of endurance, the importance of protecting yourself against becoming too comfortable in life, and more.&nbsp;</p><p>Ross Edgley is an extreme adventurer, ultra-marathon sea swimmer and author. He holds multiple world records, but is best known for completing the World's Longest Staged Sea Swim in 2018 when he became the first person in history to swim 1,792 miles all the way around Great Britain in 157 days. Voted Performance of the Year by the World Open Water Swimming Association, he documented his training, nutrition, theories and strategies and published them in his books titled <a href="https://geni.us/AtnI9Ji" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The World's Fittest Book</a> (2018) and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Art-Resilience-Strategies-Unbreakable-Mind/dp/0008356939" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Art of Resilience</a> (2020) which both became No.1 Sunday Times Bestsellers and have been translated into several other languages.</p><p><a href="https://givewell.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GiveWell</a> is the best site for figuring out how and where to donate your money to have the greatest impact. If you’ve never donated to <a href="https://givewell.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GiveWell’s</a> recommended charities before, you can have your donation matched up to $250 before the end of the year or as long as matching funds last. Just go to <a href="https://givewell.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GiveWell.org</a> and pick podcast and enter DAILY STOIC at checkout.</p><p><a href="https://www.centered.app/stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Centered</a> is a Mac and Windows app that helps you get into Flow and work faster...and healthier. Join thousands of users who have discovered their Flow States by running <a href="ht