How To Hack Flow For Optimal Human Performance with Steven Kotler
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4.5 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2019
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
What does it take to consistently achieve breakthroughs? In this popular A-Fest presentation, leading researcher from the Flow Genome Project, Steven Kotler, reveals the single common denominator to consistently and deliberately operate at peak human performance: flow state. Don't miss this presentation if you want to feel and perform your best when it actually matters.
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| 0:00.0 | I am Mission Laciani, founder of Mind Valley, the School for Human Transformation. |
| 0:05.0 | You're listening to the Mind Valley Podcast where we'll be bringing you the greatest teachers and |
| 0:09.2 | thought leaders on the planet to discuss the world's most powerful ideas and personal growth for mind, |
| 0:15.1 | body, spirit and work. |
| 0:18.7 | Our guest today is Stephen Kotler and I'm going to be sharing with you a remarkable talk that |
| 0:23.9 | Kotler did at Mind Valley's A-Fest in Jamaica in 2017. So first a little bit of a |
| 0:30.5 | backstory. Stephen Kotler wrote an incredible book on altered |
| 0:34.9 | states. It was called stealing fire and I read that book in late 2016. It blew my mind. |
| 0:42.0 | I was fascinated by what he said about altered states the trillion dollar industry of how everyone from CEOs to Marines to oians, chase the power of accessing altered states to enhance |
| 0:56.8 | their performance. |
| 0:57.8 | Now you can access altered states according to Stephen through meditation, through |
| 1:01.4 | neurotrading, through pharmacology, and one of the most profound |
| 1:05.6 | altered states that we can tap into is the flow state. When you can access flow, it's as if time slows down, You immerse yourself into your project, your work, your |
| 1:17.1 | creativity, and it's as if you're operating like a genius. So in this talk Stephen Kotler breaks down the concept of flow. You will learn |
| 1:26.0 | where flow comes from and how to trigger it. You will learn the high performance triangle and |
| 1:30.9 | how to maximize this concept for success. |
| 1:33.0 | You will learn how to bring motivation, creativity, and learning for higher performance. |
| 1:38.0 | You will learn about the seven core elements of flow and you learn a couple of case studies from company Stephen has |
| 1:45.0 | consulted with and what we can learn from this you will learn how to bring concepts |
| 1:49.3 | like autonomy, uninterrupted concentration and deep embodiment to make you thrive at the workplace |
| 1:56.5 | and you will learn the power of flow when brought into organizations and businesses. |
| 2:01.1 | Stephen Kotler is a legendary thinker who has been bringing flow to companies |
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