The Science of Navy SEAL Superlearning | Jamie Wheal | Big Think
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- The Science of Navy SEAL Superlearning
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How long would it take you to master a new language? A year? 18 months? Longer? For a special operator in the elite Navy SEAL Team 6 it used to take six months of study, but thanks to a combination of physiological and neurological optimization, it’s now down to six weeks -then they’re off in a foreign country navigating the cultural terrain, and engaging with locals and allies. High-performance expert Jamie Wheal spent time at ”The Mind Gym’, the Navy SEAL training facility, while researching his new book in collaboration with Steven Kotler, Stealing Fire. Here he gives us just a taste of the advantageous technology that is cracking open seemingly super-human skills like accelerated learning, and raising the bar of human performance. Jamie Wheal and Steven Kotler’s book is Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
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JAMIE WHEAL:
Jamie Wheal is the author of the global best-seller and Pulitzer Prize-nominated Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs and Maverick Scientists are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work and the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of ultimate human performance. Since founding the organization in 2011, it has gone on to become the leading voice of evidence-based peak performance in the world, counting award-winning academics, legendary professional athletes, special operations commanders, and Fortune 500 business leaders among the hundreds of thousands of people in its global community.
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Out of all the organizations we’ve studied the Navy SEALs are probably right there on the cutting edge of deploying advanced technology to accelerate their performance in the field and to accelerate their performance in forming and leading teams. There are probably three major areas in their bodies and brains they focus on. The first is neural electric activity, so what is happening in our brain wave states as we go into stressful situations, our heart rate and the quality of our cardiac rhythms, so not just how many beats a minute are our hearts beating under stress but literally what is the quality? Is it anabolic meaning and healthy and positive or catabolic meaning unhealthy and destructive in my cardiac rhythm. And then even galvanic skin response so how much is my system under stress or strain and sweating kind of the same metrics that are used in lie detector tests, polygraphs and those kind of things. And they actually have very robust vests filled with sensors that will allow teams to go through operations and have commanders being able to see on a laptop up to 50 operators at once and being able to monitor all of their activities in the field, see who’s fallen down, see what their core body temperature is, see a host of biometrics.
In their mind gym, which is unique and specific to DEVGRU, which is more popularly known as SEAL Team Six, but their official name is Special Warfare Development Group, those guys also have an entire center built called the Mind Gym and it’s dedicated to deeper dives for training and recovery. And amidst all the other tools that we’ve just discussed they are also making use of sensory deprivation as a recovery and learning aid. And sensory deprivation tanks, which are usually they look like giant egg shaped pods and they’re filled with basically lukewarm super salty bathwater that’s very, very buoyant. So you go into them and close the hatch and you’re floating in pitch-black darkness with no reference points. And these have been used for the last half century to research consciousness because one of the ways we determine who we are and where we are is by understanding visual sidelines and what’s in our environment. When you take that away you take away one of the core elements of orienting where am I and who am I in time and space.
What DEVGRU is doing now is they’re adding in 21st century biometrics into that experience. And so they are adding audio and visual feedback as well as biometrics. So again, brain waves and heart rate variability and they’re able to steer operators into an optimum state of physiological and neurological relaxation and then introducing new content. And one of the examples that they shared with us was the learning of foreign languages. So obviously special operators are special operators. They are highly trained and there aren’t enough of them to go around when the U.S. is engaged in overt and covert...
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Theoretically it sound like learning like this in general would be highly efficient and beneficial.
Yeah, that's why most of them have PTSD .......
"most of them have PTSD"
Objectively false.
It's a joke, it doesn't have to be objective, do I really need to explain that?
conejo093
Poe's law applies, always.
Well, but now you know it's joke. (applies always, yet not everywhere)
This is awesome. I see so many negative comments about him not saying anything or that they didn't learn anything. Cracks me up. For people that dont understand the importance of mental states and our ability to learn how to control them, its confusing. At home this is practical and applicable through a muse headband which i got for only like $200 and sensory deprivation tanks are becoming more widely available to anyone. Theres even places in my area to get a free session. There are also places that measure brain waves for a drop in fee and help you optimize your brain waves. Simply put, they help you calm your mind down OR perhaps stimulate your mind more to focus. You learn how to find that sweet spot, that flow state, the zone and you can use that to learn way faster. However, without it you can still gain self awareness and meditate and teach your body and brain to either amp or rev down as needed to produce an optimal state of mind for learning. The future tech is cool but dudes like Edison and Walter Russell and Einstein already knew this and practiced finding this place and "connecting to infinite intelligence", even. So much to learn here but you gotta do the work...not watch a video and expect a simple answer. Its pointing you in the right direction.
could you share the link for this muse headband?
Love this stuff. 40% rule is how win
Pretty soon they might catch up to 2nd language learning speed of mormon missionaries.
I need to build a sdt.
Is learning language using this method offered to civilians? If so, who, what, where and how much?
Damn.
I thought this was something I would be able to use.
NEXT.
i want to be a navy seal!
A former Navy Seal once said:
"Discipline equals freedom"
The Sith are advancing in their plan to control the world 🥚
I teach languages and I disagree to this opinion that you can learn a language in six weeks. You can learn basics in six weeks. For example learning Chinese Mandarin language in six weeks is not possible. Best regards
Agreed. People should be more specific about what they mean by 'learn'. I only know about English, but from my experience after 5 years, I can say that you can't know as much as a native if you don't move to the country where the language is spoken. (Though it was never my goal to learn English. It just happened for several reasons, including me being around native speakers.)
@@User-jr7vf Indeed it is very important to give people details.
This is crap. The 6th Army Rangers in ww2 had none of that. They made the greatest raid and rescue in US military history under Lt. Col. Mucci and Capt. Prince. They were highly trained and motivated , not monitored by electronic equipment.
Luckily I speak English. I don't know if you've seen the movies, but every country speaks English. So I'm good wherever I go.
This sounds like knowledge but it is all bullshit. A shameless pseudo intellectual word salad peppered with lots of quasi techno verbiage.
6 weeks! Sign me up for that!
I want to learn Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, finish Spanish, learn Chinese, and learn French.
Superfamily Allosauridae Learn all of them at the same time. Parallel processing languages is so much more efficient
@@sfertonoc sounds crazy but you´re correct ! it´s confusing in the beginning but in due time one gets used to it and can discriminate different vocabulary
i dont think je really said anything. said they learn faster but not how
He explained it perfectly. Certain mental states make us more conducive to learning. It's not so much what is being taught to us but how distracted our minds are from the input being received. Emotions, fears, past traumas make learning new skills far more difficult and time consuming than if we had them under control. Biofeedback and sensory deprivation are ways to reach a mental state that is free from distraction making learning way easier. I've tried both and can say this is very true You'd really have to experience it to understand.
+goltoof "I've tried both and can say this is very true"
Could you share any details about the context in which you had these experiences?
Sorry, this got me really curious
***** i've had dozens of neurofeedback sessions for adhd and depression. There are many protocols depending on the client but the overall mechanism for adhd involves increasing beta waves and inhibiting theta waves in certain areas of the brain, ie the prefrontal cortex, via placing electrodes on these areas and controlling a video game. The inhibition of theta, dominant during REM sleep and daydreaming, is just as important as increasing beta, dominant during intense focus, because theta-based thought patterns make concentration way harder.
Damn I wonder why I've never heard of that before. Coincidentally I do daydream a lot. When I was a kid I could easily read books but now I can take up to 20 minutes on a single page.
I will definitely look up what you mentioned. Bet I could benefit from that knowledge. Thank you very much!
***** you havent heard of it because despite mounting clinical evidence the pharmacoligical industry have pills to push.
When you are surrounded by over achievers, it's easy to over achieve. When I was a SEAL, I learned a new language in 3 months. Anything is possible.
Now you're just addicted to UA-cam
People are assholes… goodness… who’d respond to someone like that? I am not even a flag carrying patriot but damn…
@@Ancin47 because comedy
Thank you for your service!
@JD navy seal wannabes ruined my ability to achieve the grades I wanted to have in an an electrical school whole I was in the us navy years ago I graduated anyway. I got a certificate as an electrician then I think maybe.
So would that be like using Rosetta Stone in a sensory deprivation tank?
Or just do what I do and pretend to be a potato.
Lucas Santos Can you name the other mass sentence mining methods that you alluded to please, and what that means exactly? Currently I'm using memrise which is more of a flash card/memory based approach. Thanks heaps.
teknophyle1 the military always gets the cool shit first...
teknophyle1 Don't forget the biometric feedback.
6 weeks I need that
Learning a foreign language in six weeks?! That method would be extremely valuable on the civilian market.
False. It is worse than those that oromise a language in 6 months
This was intersting and informative. Never did I think I'd ever see somebody talk about Navy SEALs and not sound like a 13 year-old UA-cam commentor.
Yes
read on killing and on combat
All the comments saying it's bogus -- well, he never said how good they learned the language, only that they did reach a minimal level required to communicate with local civilians and allies. The level of vocabulary needed for that is much, much lower than for normal people planning to move there.
Bingo. It's extremely unlikely that they acquire sufficient vocabulary and get enough exposure to the language to be able to communicate at an intermediate or upper intermediate level. However, it's certainly possible to reach an advanced beginner level, or even a pre-intermediate level in a short period of time.
They should trial these techniques on university students.
Well, you´re rigt ! ALL students should learn HOW to learn before joining an university. Back in the 70ties SUPRELEARNING by Ostrander /Schroeder had some impact, describing alpha-wave-techniques mainly from then Sovietunion and Eastern Europe, training their diplomates and special forces in languages etc. Later on SILVA MIND had good results, nowadays NLP, EMDR and other techniques to improve ones ability in fast learning. This is to say, that - if needed interest is given - sources are available !
I want to use these learning techniques in my classes, but it seems I would need an expense military grade biometric vest. I should make this technology affordable for public masses and make it into a business.
they be like "wow!! i know kung fu!!"
Grasz
"show me..."
*while swimming in one of those sensory deprivation tanks*
"Wow!! I just realized!! There IS NO SPOON!"
Booooost yoour braaaain poweeer in 14 dayyys? twitter.com/7baafa8b34e54bac0/status/822776974745550848
Stop trying to be smart and be smart.
Thats what white people do ^
I'm 17 now but in middle school I could run a mile in nearly 5 minutes, do 65 push ups at once, and do 16 pull ups at once. I would also take any chance I could to go to the range and practice firearm training. I wanted to be a SEAL in the future so badly but then I found out that my severe peanut allergy permanently disqualifies me from serving in any branch of the military.
Any allergy has a mental mindset in the background i.e. something pointing at disliking yourself and much more. Get an NLP-Expert to get this undone. Since I am a G.P. be assured, it works, if you´re determined like nothing else ! See yourself already in the military service with full points in basic training !!
go to silicon valley then, its similar.
Woah.
Wow, I'm going to have to try this.
Wow
I can listen to this guy for hours!
amazing, just amazing. the human body and mind is incredible.
Amazing. XX
Good show Big Think!
Wow that's very interesting,I'd love to try that.
Neat
with learning a musical instrument you can use two side's of the same coin to learn a language plus an instrument. 300bpm -1000bpm 😊
Holy damn!!!
Meditation is great! Similar.
Who the hell is messing with all those pots and pans in the background?
I have heard(talk) the pineal gland is capable of vibrational(wave)pick up. Maybe it can be tested.
This sounds kinda like the S.O.P system from MGS4.I'm supprised that this kind of methods are already in use.
God damn!
damn. that's crazy.
same for delta force?
So, how can this be applied in the real world? For instance: if someone wants to earn a degree, is it possible to use techniques similar to this to shorten the time from, say, 4 years to two?
That's the million dollar question.
I really wonder how scalable or practical are these mysterious learning techniques.
All you have to do is sleep with your professor.
In my past my natural state was good guy. I did something that person would hate. And I barely survived the understanding. I think this is what happens to Vets
They beat the language into those guys. XD
What are those, things they are wearing in the thumbnail?
Who's banging things around in the background lol
MKUltra
Why don't they apply these methods to our education system, or at least some of them
I might have missed something. What does a sensory deprivation tank have to do with language learning? How does biometrics play a part in this process as well? Thanks in advance.
well, this forum is due to lack of space and time not the proper location to answer you´re really qualified questions. However, to put it in a nutshell: like hypnosis tries to outwit the "gatekeeper" = our ever active mind = thought chatter, deprivation offers best chance for a maximum in relaxation and calming down the thought patterns (in which in daily live at least 60% are repetitive anyway). Feeling at ease and yet not sleepy makes your subconsious mind wide open for taking in all kinds of knowledge in almost no time without any stress, which is contraproductive for any learning.
So many NODS...
but what's that saying about eating elephants?
👊
Altered States
that is so ghost in the shell
interesting.. I guessed self hipnosis.. but downright to the flag.. salut..
Anybody ever thought of applying this on a civilian or academic scenario?
well never buying dodge again
I want what the SEAL are having!
okay.... so now all I need is one of those tanks, and someone to feed me the material I'm looking to learn.... "Maaaaaaaaa! I need your help for a second, and bring the big tank too!"
Seals are terminators
This whole video sounds like a lot of hot air.
This is not the reality of the SeAls. This is a advertisement. This is perfect world. The real world is Ambien and "canoeing".
Physiological and neurological optimization obviously helps, but this whole "learning a complete foreign language in 6 weeks" BS is just another inflated military story. I also hear Marines are trained in a sophisticated fashion that allows them to gain complete conscious control of their dopamine and adrenaline distribution! These claims are rooted in truth, but that truth had been stretched quite a bit. The real results aren't that special.
David S. if you meet a SEAL, i promise your perspective would change
The fuck would you know? What are your credentials?
Seals are different. They aren't going to make that claim without being able to prove it. Seals are already multi lingual and usually have many educational and genetic advantages for this kind of training. Sensory deprivation and/or meditation will help most people learn, but don't expect any miracles.
Edit: Genetic advantages include better eyesight and hearing. Learning by observation instead of doing and raw determination may also be genetic and are definitely valued when screening for the Seal program.
SEALs and Green Berets and all other Operators have to learn languages in REALLY short ammounts of time...especially green berets that have to learn a language in order to blend into a group...some even learn up to 7 languages within 8 years
Learning 7 languages in 8 years is very different from learning one language in 6 weeks...
Also it depends on the input. If you put 40 hours a week into learning it for 6 weeks, yep, that should work out. But not 1h a day.
That is insane. Like they needed to be better than they already were.? Here comes the real Jason Bourne... Seriously awesome
At least he made it sound good 😂
every soldier loves the opinion of a civilians
I guess they waived the GED requirement for your enlistment.
My guess is that he entered it on a cell phone and the faulty spell check algorithm added the s.
fucking crazy
The. Matrix begins
this is literally "OMG is Jason Bourne"
watching 50 soldiers' biometrics on a laptop? sounds like "aliens" lol.
How can a heart rate be anabolic or catabolic? This makes no sense.
Notice he said quality of the heart rate. So not just the rate but the effectiveness of the contractions are considered. If you have so high a rate that contractility is compromised you are in a catabolic state. Even at a higher rate if you maintain good contractions you could still be in an anabolic state - building up. At the lowest level that is why they discuss maximum heart rate for training.
Sounds like woo.
6 weeks to learn a language? yeah right..
what in the world are those seals wearing on their eyes!!!
vishal chan night vision
I thought this kind of facts suppose to be top secret... By the way do you have any supporting materials regarding this?
seals lookin at this vid thinkin lmao
... They are 24 hours pay to built their body and mind for next operation and surrended by members(team) who share the same vision. Yeah I got it also they are followed by an omniscient doctor searcher psychiatrist who has 24 hours 182 days a year data recorded for these champions. I believe that germans were the first to focus on Devgru type of unit.
where the hell is this guy from? I can't place his accent at all. he sounds like a super americanized Australian but at the same time english. I don't get it
Can someone please train me to be able to learn a new language in 6weeks..please !!
hetane download Duolingo. Do at least an hour a day, every day for 6 weeks. Be proactive. Think of sentences you'd like to say and use google translate to see them in your new language. You should be become at least partially fluent
@@davecom3 You´re right ! As soon as you start "dreaming" in the former foreign language you have almost made it. NEVER ever limit yourself in your mind as most of commentaries show. And that is only ONE corner stone of Neva Seals, DELTA-Teams and other elite: never limiting yourself as FAITH moves mountains ! Nothing is impossible, EVERYTHING (inventions, great discoveries, technical devices etc.) starts in an open mind! Get yourself in an alpha-mind-wave-state = relaxed and yet awake without any tension ( aka "mindflow") and all you have to learn comes and sticks in much easier. Just TRY IT !
Do you hear that, Russia?
what does a brit know about us navy seals?
And the SBS?....
They are the real deal.
No adjectives.
ALL SF ARE BASED ON THE UK.
Who is the best?....
Dem is using what Britain has done for decades.
Thats why the US HAVE to ask UK to help them or do their job.
Science-washing the Empire's war crimes! How sweet!
6 weeks isnt enough time.I dont care who you are.
I learned nothing tbh
What is this dude's accent?
Mostly American but at times blended with British.
The dudes come out these pods not knowing their own name.
he's on heroine! I rest me case..
You didn't make a case.
I like when this channel posts interesting things - rather than liberal bullshit
Neo learned a few fighting skills and various languages in seconds.
Shut up, you noob supersoldiers :D
Imagine the information retained when cpl kicksdoorsdown's sensory deprivation tank experience is contaminated with a co-operators turd floating alongside. They call that fun Friday. Hello sailor. This guy is talking nonsense
that's cheating. how can i make one?
I'm sure the folks in ISIS are thankful for steering them in the right direction to start making their fighters smarter with more lethality.
Learn a language in 6 weeks? you mean learn the basics in 6 weeks. Also, this sounds like some MK Ultra shit. Why go through all this sensory deprivation shit, when we should learn how to make brain to computer interfaces and "learn" that way.
Rambling. All I received from this video is what people are doing, not how they are doing it. It leaves me with no practical guide on how to do it and no actual useful tips. This video is a waste of time.
How can this be applied to the bedroom? Or, in the alternative, the strip club? EDIT: Hey, all of this "diving" they talk about. "Muff" diving, right? EDIT 2: I learned NOTHING from this doofus. NOTHING.
Maybe if you actually paid attention you would. Not everything has to have direct application to you personally. Sometimes learning about others and how they overcome challenges can be helpful in indirect ways.
+FabledDan No, shitburger, I did "listen," all the way through. So, you wasted your time with your idiotic post. KS, FB is your only option. Good luck!
I wish they were quicker to learn that storming into random houses in trashcanistan at 3 in the morning and snatching people away like the fucking boogie man is terrible policy that does nothing to help American interests.
Well the Seals go through many years of training & actively work to improve their skills, unfortunately their Commander in Chief does not.
louis43233 as stated, they don't do it of their own accord. That is a very small portion of the things they do, the rest you just don't hear about. And if you think you have all the answers to american foreign policy, think again.
What utter twaddle