The Knowledge Management Series: Steven Kotler | The Neuroscience of Accomplishing Impossible Goals
The Unmistakable Creative Podcast
Srinivas Rao
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2022
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Today, we're thrilled to have Steven Kotler, a best-selling author and peak performance expert. Steven is the author of the best-selling book 'The Art of Impossible', a guide that explores the science of achieving the impossible.
In this episode, Steven delves into the neurobiology of peak performance, emphasizing the role of curiosity, passion, and purpose in achieving success. He demystifies the concept of 'impossible,' explaining that it often boils down to a skillset that hasn't been mastered yet.
Steven's insights are not just for peak performers but for anyone who seeks to push their boundaries and discover their hidden potential. He discusses the four stages of the flow cycle and how understanding these stages can help individuals achieve more flow in their lives. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in peak performance, personal development, and the power of the human mind.
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| 0:00.0 | We are working right now very hard |
| 0:02.0 | to the flow research collective on mapping |
| 0:04.0 | the neural dynamics so the network level brain activity |
| 0:08.0 | a flow state onset. |
| 0:10.0 | So basically what's going on in the brain, |
| 0:12.0 | network level during the first two seconds of flow |
| 0:15.0 | as you drop into the state. |
| 0:17.0 | And we are looking at a bunch of different scenarios |
| 0:20.0 | but one of the things that's overwhelmingly clear |
| 0:22.0 | is that context has a huge impact. |
| 0:26.0 | Gold directiveness and context has a huge impact |
| 0:29.0 | very early in the information processing perspective |
| 0:33.0 | like at a filtering level, |
| 0:35.0 | literally at the level of filtering attention |
| 0:37.0 | and helping motor action selection. |
| 0:44.0 | I'm Srini Rao and this is the unmistakable creative podcast |
| 0:48.0 | where you get a window into the stories and insights |
| 0:50.0 | of the most innovative and creative minds |
| 0:52.0 | who've started movements, built driving businesses, |
| 0:54.0 | written best selling books and created |
| 0:56.0 | and insanely interesting art. |
| 0:58.0 | For more, check out our 500 episode archive |
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