The Uncomfortable Truth About Flow: Why Fear Blocks It (And How the Pause Unlocks It) (Epi. #259)

About this episode

The episode explores how fear can block the experience of flow and how taking a pause can help unlock it.

Share your Thoughts about this Episode Have you ever just known something — before the logic, before the evidence, before you could explain it to anyone? Most of us have felt that quiet certainty. And most of us have been taught to dismiss it. In this episode, I walk you through what I've been learning this season by holding together the insights of three major voices: Vishen Lakhiani (The Code of the Extraordinary Mind), Rizwan Virk (Zen Entrepreneurship), and my meditation coach Sura (Sura ...

People in this episode

Host: Shilpa Lewis

Topics covered

• flow
• fear
• mindfulness
• self-discovery
• meditation

Keywords

• flow
• fear
• mindfulness
• meditation
• self-improvement
• intuition

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Code of the Extraordinary Mind, Zen Entrepreneurship

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