#342: The Key to Human Resilience with NY Times Best-selling Author, Scott Carney

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scott Carney is an investigative journalist, anthropologist, and NY times bestselling author of several incredible books including “What Doesn’t Kill Us,” and his latest, “The Wedge: Evolution, Consciousness, Stress, and The Key to Human Resilience.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He has worked closely with daredevil fitness guru, “The Iceman,” Wim Hof to learn breathing techniques and to intentionally place himself into the most uncomfortable situations imaginable, in the name of building almost superhuman levels of endurance and resilience.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He has traveled the globe to explore the human body’s potential.  Confronting fear at a cutting-edge neuroscience laboratory.  Tossing heavy kettlebells with a behemoth Russian partner.  Submerging his entire body in ice water in the middle of the Polish mountains.  These intense experiences have helped Scott transcend his former limitations and discover a technique called “The Wedge” that can give a person an edge in just about any situation.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you want to learn how to crush your own limitations and start down the road to discovering your ultimate potential, listen as we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is “The Wedge” and how did “The Iceman,” Wim Hof inspire it? [2:35]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Lessons learned from Wim Hof and how they can benefit you.  [5:10]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What other extreme habits has he adopted and how do they help?  [13:15]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The power of spending time in a float tank.  [16:13]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why you can’t experience real comfort without first putting yourself in uncomfortable places.  [22:35]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><spa