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The Neuroscience Behind Achieving Your Goals with Steven Kotler

The One You Feed

The universality and benefits of flow state for peak performance

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Flow state, defined as an optimal state of consciousness, leads to moments of rapt attention, total absorption, and heightened performance. This state amplifies motivation, grit, productivity, creativity, learning, empathy, perspective, strength, stamina, and other cognitive abilities. It is a foundational part of being human, as every individual is hardwired for flow, and it is universal, showing up in anyone, anywhere, given certain initial conditions are met. Therefore, flow state is at the center of peak performance and is a crucial aspect to consider in discussions related to how biology scales for performance.

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