As technology becomes increasingly interoperable and human-computer interaction enables us to work seamlessly with external memory, automated filtering, automated tasking, and other support tools, we have the opportunity to optimize the capabilities of the human mind and operate at a higher level of agility. Significant research has been conducted in the areas of resilience, mindfulness, cognitive load theory, decision making, and education for readiness. Further, technological interoperability is nearing reality and xAPI specifications are becoming standards, allowing real-time experiences to be tracked and analyzed. Thus, when we combine these theories from cognitive science with the technological tools, we create the opportunity to filter unnecessary information that could overload the mind in theater. We can measure real-time stress metrics through wearable devices allowing us to control what information is coming to an operator and in what manner it is presented. Augmented reality can allow us to use focus strategies like highlighting to help clarify for the warfighter what is important in the field but further, it can help connect seemingly unrelated data points in the field to help more quickly and more accurately identify threats.

Accordingly, this paper will investigate the enabling factors of technological interoperability and improved experience measurement as well as enabling tools such as wearables, augmented reality, learning science strategies, and emotional regulation strategies to create a future vision of seamless human-computer interaction. Benefits discussed include the concepts of mind armor (filtering out emotionally charged information to reduce PTSD onset), cognitive agility (enhanced cognitive maneuverability through automated filtering and augmented reality usage), intellectual recovery (react, recover, reload: improving recovery abilities through mindfulness training and bio-feedback from wearables), and mental endurance through stress inoculation (elongating the time to stress-induced chemical release through systematic desensitization techniques combined with bio-feedback from wearables during simulation exercises).