The Devil’s Dictionary Launch Party with Steven Kotler and Sarah Sarkis

TODAY´S EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE FLOW RESEARCH COLLECTIVE   Are you an entrepreneur, a leader, or a knowledge worker, who wants to harness the power of flow so you can get more done in less time with greater ease and accomplish your boldest professional goals faster? If you've answered this question with “hell yes” then our peak-performance training Zero to Dangerous may be a good fit for you. If this sounds of interest to you all you need to do is click here right now, pop in your application and one of our team members will be in touch with you very soon.   ABOUT THE GUEST: STEVEN KOTLER is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and Founder and Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. Sarah Sarkis is a psychologist by training, a certified executive and performance coach by practice, and the Senior Director of Psychology and Performance at EXOS.    ABOUT THE EPISODE:  In this episode, you will learn about: Intro (0:00) What Evo is (0:37) Steven's Fiction Writing Career (4:12) Big Themes Between Last Tango & Devil's Dictionary (7:30) Disruptive Technologies Today (17:19) The Role Empathy Plays in Devil's Dictionary (23:54) Biology of Cross Species Empathy (27:29) Negative Effects of Oxytocin (31:28) What MegaLinkages Are (36:42) Writing With Music (42:48) The Challenge With Writing Fiction (44:49) Process of Writing Devil's Dictionary (47:33) The Role of Reading Fiction in Peak Performance (54:39) Biophilia Hypothesis (1:01:12) Empathic World & Capitalism (1:04:10) Final Thoughts on Devil's Dictionary (1:09:32) RESOURCES Twitter: https://twitter.com/steven_kotler?lang=en Website: https://www.flowresearchcollective.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowresearchcollective/