06/03/2026
The fascinating research I just read is that proximity is a performance enhancer.
Sitting within 20 feet of a high performer increases your performance by 15%.
But on the flip side sitting near a low performer causes a 30% decline.
The caveat is that this research was about office workers, so I don’t have any evidence that it works for climbers except that it’s proven true in my own experience.
Try it for yourself!
(Also for the record this problem went next try, just filmed that attempt at a weird angle...)