Stealing Fire and Going Beyond Flow with Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal
The Unmistakable Creative Podcast
Srinivas Rao
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2017
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Dive into the fascinating world of altered states of consciousness, peak performance, and the pursuit of "ecstasis" with bestselling authors Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal in this mind-expanding episode of Unmistakable Creative.
In their groundbreaking book "Stealing Fire," Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal explore the revolutionary concept of achieving heightened states of consciousness to enhance creativity, productivity, and overall well-being. Join us as we unravel the secrets behind this provocative idea and its potential impact on human performance and society.
Throughout the conversation, Steven and Jamie draw upon their extensive research and experiences with elite athletes, artists, and top performers to reveal the methods and practices employed to access altered states of consciousness. From ancient wisdom to cutting-edge neuroscience, they provide a multi-dimensional understanding of how to transcend ordinary limits and tap into the limitless potential of the human mind.
Discover the potential risks and rewards of harnessing altered states, and gain insights into the ethical considerations surrounding the use of these techniques for personal and collective growth. Delve into the science behind flow states, mindfulness, and ecstatic experiences, and learn how these states can be leveraged to optimize creativity, innovation, and problem-solving.
Whether you're a curious explorer of human potential or a high-achiever seeking to unlock your peak performance, this episode offers profound insights and practical applications. Explore the boundaries of human consciousness, challenge societal norms, and open your mind to the transformative power of "Stealing Fire."
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| 0:00.0 | Eat well, move more, sleep more, practice, you know, be more grateful, make more love, right? |
| 0:07.0 | Get, get light, like live as close to sunlight as you can, you know, out in the world, actually on our skin, in our foods, you know, in the world actually on our skin in our foods you know all of those kinds of things and then |
| 0:17.3 | and then sequence in so you spoke about hedonic engineering like the art of engineering |
| 0:22.1 | happiness right sequence peaking engineering, like the art of engineering happiness, right? |
| 0:23.7 | Sequence peak states, peer and periodize them, |
| 0:27.5 | just like you would for weightlifting, |
| 0:29.3 | you know, have a once a day moment. |
| 0:31.4 | It could be a shortest three minutes of of silent you know meditation or a heart rate |
| 0:35.2 | variability at once a week right shoot the moon a little bit more right that's the |
| 0:40.0 | the quote-unquote church experience it could be for me it to stand a paddle on the river where I live on a Sunday morning right once a month |
| 0:47.7 | Go a little bigger once a quarter once a year and you can periodize your moments of ecstasis so that you are skillfully stepping |
| 0:57.0 | outside yourself to remind yourself, oh yeah, it's a monkey suit and there's a zipper, |
| 1:00.6 | don't let it get encrusted and rusty and and then let me have |
| 1:05.4 | foundational practices that raise my physical system and increase my overall |
| 1:10.5 | energy and let me have non-ordinary states that inspire me, kick my |
| 1:15.5 | ass, remind me there's something more, knock me out of my rut. Stephen was talking |
| 1:19.8 | about that lateral thinking and that kind of the benefits of that and repeat. |
| 1:27.0 | I'm Srenny Rao and this is the Unmistakable Creative Podcast where you get a window into the stories and insights of the |
| 1:33.7 | most innovative and creative minds who started movements, built thriving |
| 1:37.3 | businesses, written best-selling books, and created insanely interesting art. |
| 1:41.0 | For more, check out our 500 episode archive at unmistakable |
| 1:44.5 | creative.com. |
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