24. Purpose and Flow, with Steven Kotler

About this episode

In this episode, Steven Kotler discusses the concepts of flow and purpose, exploring their neurobiological underpinnings and how to calibrate challenges.

Steven Kotler is a New York Times best-selling author, an award-winning journalist, and the executive director of the Flow Research Collective. His books include Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, and The Art of Impossible. - Chapters - (00:00:00) In this episode (00:00:11) Intro (00:02:58) Chapter 1: What is Flow? (00:24:11) Chapter 2: Calibrating Challenges (00:33:47) Chapter 3: Purpose and Flow (00:41:14) Chapter 4: Chapter 4: The Neurobiology of Wis...

People in this episode

Host: Frederick Pinto

Guest: Steven Kotler

Topics covered

• flow
• purpose
• neurobiology
• challenges
• personal development

Keywords

• flow
• purpose
• neurobiology
• challenges
• Steven Kotler

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Flow Research Collective

Books & works: Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, The Art of Impossible

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