Author and flow expert Steven Kotler tells Brian Rose why peak performance does not have to fall away with age, and how mindset, movement and a bold quest can transform your second half.
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Chapters
- 2:31 Brian's introduction
- 3:36 Why Tom Brady, Kelly Slater and Steven are still performing
- 4:39 The long slow slide theory of ageing
- 8:13 Use it or lose it: VO2 max and brain volume
- 14:52 Cognitive reserve and the Nun Study
- 18:55 Ageing is psychological: the mindset of old
- 26:29 Ellen Langer's counterclockwise experiment
- 28:38 Four ways to change your mindset
- 34:44 Stacking motivators and taking choice off the table
- 44:25 Flow states and going one inch at a time
- 50:15 Breakdancing, park skiing and why mastery feels so good
- 1:03:48 Leg strength and weighted vests
- 1:11:33 The case for an older workforce
- 1:20:58 Risk, fear and openness to experience
- 1:25:11 Skiing the big lines at 55
- 1:31:29 Retirement towns and the power of categories
- 1:35:32 Lifespan versus healthspan
- 1:40:47 Where to find Gnar Country
