Will It Make the Boat Go Faster? by Ben Hunt-Davis & Harriet Beveridge Summary
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Olympic gold medalist Ben Hunt-Davis reveals the transformative question that propelled his team to victory: "Will it make the boat go faster?" Now a business performance bible with a 3.97 Goodreads rating, it's reshaping how organizations achieve impossible goals through laser-focused decision-making.
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One Question That Changed Everything
September 2000: Eight rowers cross the finish line in Sydney, claiming Olympic gold against every prediction. Just two years earlier, this same crew had finished seventh at the World Championships-nine seconds behind the leaders, dismissed as "leftovers" who'd never medal. What transformed them wasn't a magical training technique or sudden talent discovery. It was a single question that guided every decision: "Will it make the boat go faster?" That late-night party invitation? Will it make the boat go faster? That tempting dessert? Will it make the boat go faster? That experimental training method? Will it make the boat go faster? This deceptively simple filter cut through confusion, eliminated distractions, and created a clarity so powerful that Richard Branson later credited the approach as instrumental to his business thinking. But here's what makes this story truly remarkable: these weren't naturally gifted athletes destined for greatness. They were ordinary people who discovered something extraordinary about how goals actually work. Dreams without structure remain fantasies. Winning Olympic gold required four distinct layers working together like floors in a building. At the top sits what we might call the "Crazy Layer"-that bold, emotionally compelling vision that makes your heart race. For the crew, this was standing on an Olympic podium wearing gold medals. Notice the specificity: not "doing well" or "rowing fast," but gold medals at the Olympics. Beneath this dream lies the "Concrete Layer," transforming emotion into measurement. The crew needed to row 2,000 meters in 5:18 or faster. This precision eliminated wiggle room and vague interpretations of success. You either hit the time or you didn't.
Controlling What Matters and Ignoring What Doesn't
Building Belief and Blocking Negativity
Guarding Your Mental Territory From Toxic Interpretations
When Inspiration Fails and Systems Sustain
The Aggregation of Marginal Gains
Your Boat, Your Question, Your Gold
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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