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Double Your Productivity: The Story Of The 4-Minute Mile |
 I stumbled across an article recently that talked about the history of the 4-minute mile--that is, the ability to run a one-mile race in under 4 minutes. For years, the 4-minute mile was considered not merely unreachable but, according to physiologists of the time, dangerous to the health of any athlete who attempted to reach it. Then, in 1954, an underdog named Roger Bannister achieved the "impossible" when he logged 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. And suddenly, the world of professional running changed forever. The perception of the unreachable 4-minute mark had vanished. By the end of 1957, 16 runners had surpassed the 4-minute mile. So what can we learn from this? |
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