Scuba Diving and Self-Discipline Failures
Uncover the psychology behind how failures in self-discipline occur when scuba diving. Learn about Ego Depletion & how it affects you.
Andy Davis Sidemount Technical Wreck Diving Blog
Articles for beginner to expert scuba divers
Andy Davis Sidemount Technical Wreck Diving Blog
Articles for beginner to expert scuba divers
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A Fatal Attempt: Guy Garman | Doc Deep World Depth Record Fatality 2015
Analysis of the individual and team psychological factors defining the fatal world depth record attempt by Guy Garman (Doc Deep).
Sublime Scuba Diving: Achieving Flow State for Divers
Discover the transformative power of flow state in scuba diving. Dive into the zone and enhance your skills like never before. Find out how!
Psychopathy & Technical Divers: How Adaptive Psychopathic Traits Benefit Divers
Elite technical divers with positive psychopathic traits excel underwater. Discover why these adaptive traits are advantageous for divers.
The Passion for Scuba Diving: Dopamine Hits vs. Serotonin Satisfaction
Learn how dopamine & serotonin reward mechanisms shape our enjoyment of scuba diving; impacting diver safety, proficiency & active participation.
What is Diving Experience? Can it Define an Expert Diver?
Divers often talk about diving experience. But what does that mean? Learn the difference between an experienced diver and an expert diver!
Overconfidence in Scuba Diving: The Psychology of Diver Hubris
The psychology of diving overconfidence exposed. Learn how you are predisposed to overestimating your ability & how that lowers your safety.
Mastering Competency in Scuba Diving: The Path From Novice to Expert Diver
What is scuba diving competency? How does it differ from skills & experience? Learn how to improve your competency and why that matters!
Scuba Diving Risk Management: Heuristics And Dive Safety
Learn how heuristic thinking harms scuba diving risk management. Read this to safeguard against cognitive biases for safe & successful dives!
Diving Psychology: The Benefits & Applications For Divers
Learn about the science of diving psychology and how it can enhance your skills, safety, and enjoyment underwater.
Normalization of Deviance: Insidious Drift Into Dangerous Diving
A must-read guide to normalization of deviance: the dangerous slide into irrationally justifying bad diving judgments & avoidable accidents.
Experience is overrated. Diving ability matters!
Diving experience isn't the path to mastery. Read this to learn what is really necessary to develop expertise as a scuba diver!
Situational Awareness: The Most Neglected Diving Safety Skill
Discover the key to safer diving: situational awareness. How can poor training diminish it? And what steps can you take to improve it?
The Role of Emotional Intelligence & Self-Awareness in Diver Development
Learn how emotional intelligence and self-awareness contribute to the mastery of diving skills and the mitigation of dive safety risks.
The Dunning-Kruger Effect and Risk Judgment in Scuba Diving
The impact of Dunning-Kruger Effect in scuba diving risk assessment. Dive into the psychology of over-confidence & flawed diver judgment.
Diving Stress Management: Scuba Diver Panic & Anxiety
A realistic examination of scuba diving stress management. What does it REALLY take for a diver to overcome panic when a dive goes wrong?
10 Traits of Highly Competent Divers: A Diving Mindset To Excel!
Want to excel as a diver? Discover the 10 common traits that define highly competent divers. Implement these concepts to enhance your diving!