The Top 15 Little-Known Secrets On How To Improve Your Focus - Steven Kotler

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Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health

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🗓️ 12 February 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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In this episode, peak performance expert, Steven Kotler, shares the top 15 things that peak performers know about focus that most people don’t. You’ll discover how to focus, how to improve your focus and concentration spans over time, and how to shortcut your way into paying attention. Steven also clearly describes flow state triggers, goal setting techniques, and other habits you can use to maximize peak performance. Steven Kotler is one of the world’s leading peak performance experts. He is the New York Times bestselling author of books like Stealing Fire, Abundance, and The Rise of Superman. Kotler is a highly sought-after trainer and speaker with clients including Google, Cisco, Deloitte, a stable of professional athletes, and the US Special Forces. He has also been featured on Ted Talks, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal as well as a plethora of other world-renowned platforms. Steven’s new book, The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Prime, is now available to purchase. Listen out for: - The 15 things that peak performers do surrounding focus, attention, and flow. - What peak performers do to shortcut their way into attention. - Flow’s most important trigger. Bonus: - Learn what it takes to create a life that exceeds your expectations with Steven Kotler’s FREE Mindvalley Masterclass here 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/thof_podcast - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Focus is really, really energy expensive.
0:03.8	The brain at rest.
0:05.7	It's 2% of your body mass uses 25% of your energy.
0:09.0	Focus on top of that is a huge energy drain.
0:12.7	You want to try to find ways to conserve energy,
0:15.1	to get focus for free.
0:17.0	One of the best ways is to make sure
0:19.7	that the thing you're trying to focus on,
0:21.7	it's aligned with who you are, who you want to become,
0:25.6	what you believe is important.
0:28.4	I am Vision Laciani, founder of Mind Valley,
0:30.9	the School for Human Transformation.
0:32.7	You're listening to the Mind Valley podcast,
0:34.5	where we'll be bringing you the greatest teachers
0:36.6	and thought leaders on the planet.
0:38.7	It has cast the world's most powerful ideas
0:40.6	in personal growth for mind, body, spirit, and work.
0:45.9	If you don't know who I am,
0:47.5	I am an author, journalist, and founder,
0:51.5	and executive director of the Float Research Collective.
0:54.1	We study peak human performance
0:56.6	for a research and a training organization.
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