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The Mental Half
by Mason Astley
On The Mental Half, we discuss the mental side of performance in sports, performing arts, and and other endeavor where people strive to be at their best when the pressure is on. We focus on specific cases and real-life solutions.
Episodes
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TMH 011 - How You Played is Not the Score
This is part three of my interview with Sport Psychologist Extrordanaire Adam Naylor. Adam is a professor at Boston University, and the founder of Telos SPC. He knows a lot about the mental game. In this episode, we talk about the concept of situational independence, the ability to think about...
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TMH 9 - Adam Tackles Momentum
In this episode of the Mental Half, I continue my discussion with Dr. Adam Naylor about a range of topics, including the elements of the Mental Game Pyramid, The Two Mental Skills that most of his athletes have, and the slippery concept of momentum in sports performance. The Mental Half is a show...
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TMH 8 - Adam Brings the Threat Level Down
In this episode, we have Part One of my conversation with Dr. Adam Naylor. This is a wide-ranging discussion of topics in Sport Psychology. As such, I decided to keep the interview intact and present our conversation in (almost) it's entirety (I had one major coughing fit that I edited out, for...
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TMH 7 - The Josey Problem
In this episode, we tackle "The Josey Problem," a thought experiment about ethics in sports. When should you help your opponent so that they have a better chance of having a stronger performance against you? The Mental Half is a show about the mental side of performance. We focus on the skills...
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TMH 6 - Control
In this episode, I talked to six members of the MIT women's tennis team about factors that determine the outcome of a tennis match. I then explore the level of control over those factors that a player has, and discuss ways to approach those things that are in control, and those that are not. The...
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TMH 5 - Alessandro Makes Latte Art
In this epidode, I speak to the multi-talented Alessandro Bellino about how to build confidence in a variety of skills. Alessandro was the #1 singles and doubles player on his college tennis team, has won prestigous jazz singing competitions, and is now the proprieter of a The Coffee Trike, a...
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TMH 4 - Tehnaz is Running This Code
In this episode, I spoke with Tehnaz Boyle, M.D. Ph.D., a Senior Fellow in Emergency Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston about the mental skills of running a "code," which is doctorspeak for when a patient is in a life-threatening situation. Codes are mixed in with much less acute cases, so…
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TMH 3 -Ryan Takes Away Facebook
In this episode, I talk with Ryan Segelke, founder of High Altitude Tennis Academy in Parker, CO. I worked extensively with Ryan and his team when he set up his academy five years ago. HAT works incredibly hard to help their students acheive their goals. I came away from this conversation really...
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TMH 2 - Annie Hacks the Test
Coinciding with a big news story in the last day or two, in which the College Board announced that there will be big changes in the format of the SAT in the future, I talk to Annie Padnuk, who tutors high school students. We talk about her techniques for minimizing the stress that her students...
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TMH 1.5 - Update
As a supplement to the Colin Episode, here is some more detail about Efficacy-Performance Spirals and the breathing techniques that help control our energy levels. The Mental Half is a show about the mental side of performance, including sports, performing arts, and any other arena where it's...
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TMH 1 - Colin Double Faults
In this episode, we talk to Colin about serving in tennis. He isn't sure what he should do if he has missed a lot of serves in a row. Here's a link to the Dana H. Lindsley Efficacy-Performance Spiral article.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
On The Mental Half, we discuss the mental side of performance in sports, performing arts, and and other endeavor where people strive to be at their best when the pressure is on. We focus on specific cases and real-life solutions.
HOSTED BY
Mason Astley
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