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    • Human Performance Optimization (HPO)
    • Precision Medicine
    • Warfighter Performance

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    • The Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) focuses on individualized disease treatment.
    • Human performance optimization (HPO) research often relies on averages, which can be misleading.
    • Individual differences present challenges and opportunities in HPO.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • Introduce the concept of Precision Performance (P2) for optimizing human capabilities.
    • Highlight the limitations of using population averages in HPO.
    • Explore how individual differences can be leveraged for personalized performance.

    Main Methods:

    • Limited review of current HPO science.
    • Analysis of challenges posed by individual differences in HPO.
    • Conceptual framework for Precision Performance (P2).

    Main Results:

    • Individual averages in HPO can be counterproductive.
    • Individual differences offer opportunities for tailored performance optimization.
    • P2 aims to empower warfighters through personalized optimization.

    Conclusions:

    • P2 represents a nascent concept for a new era of human performance.
    • Special Operations Forces can advance P2 through data collection and analysis infrastructure.
    • Implementing P2 requires strategic approaches to identify and exploit emerging tools.