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

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Flow Research Collective

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

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