Roger Bannister ran the first sub-4-minute mile in 1954 by repeatedly imagining himself crossing the finish line at 3:59. Your brain can't tell the difference between a vivid imagined experience and a real one, so visualization programs your body for actual performance.
What did Roger Bannister do famously in 1954? Throughout human history, nobody could run a mile in less than 4 minutes. And then if you saw the ESPN special, did you see the documentary? He would visualize himself crossing the finish line. And in his mind, look at the clock, it says 3 minutes and 59 seconds because he knows that success is an inside-out process. Human brain doesn't know the difference between something you vividly imagine and something that is real.
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