Chapters
- Introduction: Steven Kotler (00:00:00)
- The Challenge To Skill Ratio + Entering Flow 4% Beyond Your Current Capacity (00:02:29)
- Biologically Driven Optimal Performance With Motivation, Learning, Creativity, and Flow (00:14:15)
- Tool: Seven Daily Practices for Peak Performance (00:20:33)
- Tool: Nervous System Tuning To Maximize Your Growth Capacity (00:34:07)
- Experiment With What Works For You (00:37:14)
- Tool: Positive Psychology Basics For Increasing Physical & Mental Energy (00:41:41)
- Where Can People Learn More About Your Work? (00:47:48)
- Q&A: Is Procrastination a Performance Increasing Strategy? How Can I Achieve the Same Level of Performance Without Waiting Until the Last Minute? (00:48:44)
- Q&A: Is It Okay To Have Fear as a Motivator? Or Should I Try To Only Have Positive Motivators? (00:53:02)
- Using Fear as a Compass (00:57:05)
- Q&A: How Can I Know When (and If) I’m Doing Too Much? (01:01:22)
- Steven’s Box-Breathing Practice (01:11:47)
- Q&A: How Do You Measure 4% Improvement With Non-Quantitative Areas of Growth? (01:15:27)
- Do You Pay Attention To Heart-Rate Variability (HRV)? (01:24:00)
Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. He is the author of nine bestsellers (out of thirteen books total), including The Art of Impossible, The Future Is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold and Abundance. His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, translated into over 40 languages, and appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, TIME and the Harvard Business Review. Steven is also the cohost of Flow Research Collective Radio, a top ten iTunes science podcast. Along with his wife, author Joy Nicholson, he is the cofounder of the Rancho de Chihuahua, a hospice and special needs dog sanctuary. Watch as Steven connects with and supports our community.