800 - Steven Kotler: Zero to Dangerous

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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I have quite a few Chess tournaments lined up, and I want to get better at it, be hyper-focused, and be in the flow state! So I called up the expert in Flow, Steven Kotler, an American author, journalist, and entrepreneur, and talk about how I can get into Flow State between games in the tournament! We also talked about his new course, Zero to Dangerous, and how it can help people reach the Flow State, and boost their productivity!Check out their course here: 1. Zero to Dangerous program: https://www.flowresearchcollective.com/zero-to-dangerous/overview?utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=32521012. Z2D webinar: https://www.flowresearchcollective.com/lp?utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=3252101 My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book!Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for president.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.8	This is the James Altiger Show.
0:12.8	Today on the James Altiger Show.
0:16.4	Stephen Collar is the master of flow.
0:19.6	This state you get into when you're doing something you love and you're focused on it
0:24.4	and your brain kicks in an enormous amount of dopamine and suddenly you're at five
0:29.9	times the level of performance.
0:31.9	So I called Stephen because I'm starting to play in chess tournaments again and Stephen's
0:36.7	work with athletes and all sorts of sports that require flow.
0:41.8	A lot of computer programmers also require flow but I wanted to kick in my flow state
0:47.8	while playing chess.
0:49.2	So I ask him what's the best and fastest ways to get into the flow state so I could be
0:53.3	at optimal performance and he gives me his answers.
1:10.1	I want to talk about flow and I have a very specific reason why I wanted to talk to you
1:13.8	specifically Stephen about flow and getting the flow experience.
1:17.2	I need help with something but before that we were just talking and I feel like there's
1:22.7	a rise in not any one particular problem but in just global stupidity.
1:28.0	I feel people are getting more stupid and I don't mean that in IQ level or math skills
1:33.2	or just like in critical thinking and decision making and relationships like people's emotional
1:40.1	quotient, social quotient, whatever has gone way down.
1:43.7	What do you think and why?
1:46.0	So I mean you're talking to an introvert who likes animals more than people.
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