In this episode of Truth Serum, I sit down with Rob Wilson, a human performance specialist and the mind behind Check Engine Light.

We break down why performance rarely falls off all at once and how most high performers miss the warning signs long before things go sideways. Sleep disruption, mood changes, lingering fatigue, pain. These aren’t random. They’re signals.

We talk about treating the body like a performance system instead of something you can just push harder forever. Why burnout is usually a failure of awareness, not effort. And how staying sharp is less about motivation and more about paying attention to what’s already happening.

This episode is for anyone who takes performance seriously and wants to extend their runway instead of learning the hard way.

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00:00 Intro

01:30 Rob’s background in human performance

04:10 Treating performance as a system

08:45 What “Check Engine Light” really means

13:30 Early warning signs before breakdown

18:40 Sleep disruption, mood, and fatigue

24:55 Why pain is usually a signal, not the problem

31:20 High performers missing the signs

37:50 Stress, pressure, and decision making

44:15 Why self care misses the point

50:40 Training for durability, not output

57:30 Performance decline doesn’t happen suddenly

01:04:10 Staying operational under long term stress

01:11:30 Catching signals before things go wrong

01:19:00 Final thoughts on sustainable performance