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James Evenson identifies six common psychological barriers that hinder offshore sailors: the pursuit of perfect preparation, the urge to react impulsively, over-reliance on electronic navigation, the need for formal certification, the belief that fatigue can be overcome by willpower, and the failure to anticipate the law of compounding chaos.▶ 0:24 To mitigate the fight-or-flight response during emergencies, he recommends the "physiological sigh"—a double inhale through the nose followed by a long exhale—to calm the nervous system.▶ 3:38 He advises sailors to practice sailing without electronics by using manual steering and simple visual cues like cassette tape ribbons on the shrouds to maintain wind awareness.▶ 6:36 Evenson emphasizes that fatigue impairs decision-making and mandates strict adherence to watch schedules, treating sleep as essential safety gear.▶ 10:07 He defines the law of compounding chaos as the tendency for minor equipment failures to trigger a chain reaction of errors, which the captain must interrupt by remaining calm and addressing problems sequentially.▶ 11:17

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