4-Hour Drift in Okayama's Takahashi River: Amazed by His Incredible Composure

I came across this news story recently that just blew me away, and I can't stop thinking about it.

A 27-year-old guy in Japan dropped his phone from a bridge, tried to grab it, and ended up falling into the river. But here's the crazy part - instead of panicking and trying to swim in the dark, cold water while fully clothed and a bit drunk, he made this split-second decision: "Nope, I'm just going to float."

And he floated. For four whole hours. Until a boat found him.

Now, I've done some competitive ocean swimming myself - 10km in about 3.5 hours - so I have some idea of what water can do to you. But this situation? Night time, currents, clothes, alcohol in his system? That's a completely different beast.

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why his decision to stop fighting the water probably saved his life
• How being a little drunk might have actually helped him stay calm
• The weird parallel I couldn't shake with a James Bond movie scene
• What this whole story teaches us about panic vs. composure in crisis situations

No dramatic survival expert stuff here - just me trying to wrap my head around how someone can have that kind of mental fortitude when everything's going wrong. Sometimes the best thing you can do is... well, nothing at all.

It's a short one today, but this story really got to me. Sometimes ordinary people do the most extraordinary things without even realizing it.