Distancing

How Great Leaders Reframe to Make Better Decisions

By: L. David Marquet, Michael A. Gillespie, Luda Kopeikina - introduction

Narrated by: Mark Deakins

What if there was a way to instantly see your reality with the clarity of a coach – unencumbered by the baggage of you being you?

In Distancing, bestselling author and former submarine captain David Marquet (Turn the Ship Around!) and psychology professor Michael Gillespie introduce a powerful solution: distancing. This simple but underused superpower lets us step outside ourselves to see with clarity and decide with wisdom.

Through three practices—Be Someone Else, Be Somewhere Else, Be Sometime Else—we adopt the perspective of a coach, view our situation from afar, or become our wiser future self. Each unlocks instant insight, reduces anxiety, and improves judgment.

Blending science, stories, and practical tools, Distancing equips us to rise above ego and emotion, cut through bias, and make choices we’ll be proud of—in leadership, in life, and for the long term.

OK

It was ok. Not quite as powerful as "Turn the Ship Around" was. But some decent tools/anecdotes

Powerful tools for Leadership Development

David Marquet develops a framework for leaders to conduct self reflection and introspection in order to be successful in their personal and professional pursuits. The methodology that he develops could be effectively utilized by anyone including CEO's, military leaders, school teachers or teenagers. Similar to Turn The Ship Around, he formulates a unique but powerful approach to leadership, strategy development and self improvement in Distancing. Having personal experience with David Marquet on board USS Santa Fe, I can attest to the authenticity and effectiveness of his methods.

A true must read!

I love any book that helps expand my understanding of the world and the way we think and interact with it. let's talk that's an amazing job tying together some of the concepts of some of my favorite authors while expanding on them and helping to offer practical ways to utilize them. this book discusses many of the key topics and dealing with stress, finding happiness, and understanding how our mind works. The best part is it does this without it feeling like a self-help book, rather a look inside our own head from a better vantage point, from a distance

Makes obvious sense

Great follow up to Turn Your Ship Around with obvious applications and links to apply this wisdom!