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3 Triggers To Maximize Your Focus And Creativity - Steven Kotler

The Mindvalley Podcast

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Theta Flow Is the Brain Wave Signature of the Aha Moment

Theta flow exists on the border line between and theta, a state of heightened creativity. But more interestingly, it's also the ready condition for a gama spike. Theta is where you go in from ideaa idea with no resistance. Gama is a very fast moving wave that shows up lot of difrnt cases. It shows up primarily during binding, which is when the brain ties a whole bunch of new ideas together into firm idea. Its the brain wave signature of the aha moment. What this means is flow perc s right on the edge of that aha momentso when you're in flow, you are always on theedge of creative breakthrough.

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