The Open Insurance Race and the Bannister Effect

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What can an Oxford University medical student born in the 1920s teach us about the current state of Open Insurance?


Bannister effect

Apparently, they seem like disconnected universes. But if we look more closely, it is possible to extract valuable lessons that help us identify that we brazil mobile database facing a moment that marks a major shift in the market towards Open Insurance.


In the book “ The pursuit of excellence: The Uncommon Behaviors of the World's Most Productive Achievers”, author Ryan Hawk tells us the story of this student and, through this narrative, identifies some patterns of behavior among people who achieve great feats, regardless of their area of ​​activity.


It turns out that this student, Roger Bannister, was also a sports enthusiast. He dreamed of being a rower and competing against Cambridge in the traditional competition between the institutions on the River Thames. But at 1.80 meters tall and weighing just 68 kilos, he was eventually convinced that he was too big and light for the sport. This body type, however, could give him an advantage in running, a sport he began to dedicate himself to, in the 1-mile (something like 1.6 kilometers) category. And here begins Bannister's story, which I promise we will link to Open Insurance soon.


Until then, the one-mile event had been dominated by two Swedes, Gunter Hagg and Arne Andersson, who alternated fiercely in breaking the record year after year from 1942 until 1945, when Hagg set a time of 4:01.04 minutes. The sports world had been debating for 70 years who would be the first human being to run a mile in under 4 minutes. And Hagg came very close, giving hope that the barrier could finally be broken soon.


The 4-minute barrier became an obsession for athletes , but Hagg's record remained intact for many years. There were already experts who argued that the barrier would never be broken, as human physical limitations had been reached.


Unaware of all this, Bannister continued his routine of studies and training, with his greatest dedication always being to the study of medicine. His main goal was to become a neurologist and running was a kind of hobby to which he dedicated only one hour of his day. Bannister tried to compensate for this lack of time on the track by adopting a scientific approach to his training. As a future neurologist, he believed that mental preparation was as important as physical preparation. Before each training session he imagined his performance, visualized himself at the finish line and created a positive mental attitude. At the end of each training session he wrote down impressions about his “mental attitude”. In one of these notes he wrote: “ The mental approach is all-important because the strength and power of the mind are without limit. All this energy can be harnessed by the correct attitude of mind.”


On May 6, 1954 , a cold, rainy day at Oxford University's Iffley Track, Bannister prepares to run yet another race. Skeptical experts decree that the 4-minute barrier could only be broken in absolutely perfect conditions: mild weather, no wind, and a dry track. The exact opposite of the conditions that day. Bannister ignored all external adverse factors and not only won the race but clocked an incredible time of 3:59.4, becoming the first human being to run a mile in under 4 minutes! The aspiring neuroscientist and part-time athlete had just become a legend in world sport.