The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
Even better, almost all of this happens automatically. When we’re curious, passionate, and purposeful, cognitive load lightens and dopamine and norepinephrine flow into our system.
Steven Kotler • The Art of Impossible
“The flow state is our most powerful weapon against the intense rationalization of our lives.”
Ted Gioia • How We Lost the Flow - By Ted Gioia - The Honest Broker How We Lost the Flow
Csikszentmihalyi wrote. ‘The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.’
James Wallman • Time and How to Spend It: The 7 Rules for Richer, Happier Days
“the individuals and organizations who went the farthest the fastest were always the ones tapping into passion and finding flow.”
Steven Kotler • Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal
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The other is taking advantage of the enormous satisfaction people feel when they are in the brain state known as flow, a theory pioneered by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who showed that people get into this optimal state when they feel challenged just the right amount by a task they are engaged in; not so challenged as to feel frustrated,
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