Daniel Cooper
Human performance and behaviour specialist focused on high-pressure, high-consequence environments; former Australian Special Operations (SAS) operator with a PhD studying performance under pressure and experience coaching elite teams and conducting extreme endurance pursuits.
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Sep 3, 2025 • 1h 17min
Dr. Daniel Cooper: The Psychology of High Performance - Ep. 118
Dr. Daniel Cooper, former Australian Special Operations operator and human performance researcher with a PhD, blends real-world combat experience and academic insight. He discusses planning an unsupported Antarctic ski traverse. He explores how instructors shape performance, why realistic training beats pretending, the harms of shame, and reframing mental toughness as exposure plus recovery.
