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  • The Rise of Superman

  • Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
  • By: Steven Kotler
  • Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
  • Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (332 ratings)

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By: Steven Kotler
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Summary

Wall Street Journal Bestseller

In this groundbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author Steven Kotler decodes the mystery of ultimate human performance. Drawing on over a decade of research and first-hand reporting with dozens of top action and adventure sports athletes like big wave legend Laird Hamilton, big mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones, and skateboarding pioneer Danny Way, Kotler explores the frontier science of “flow”, an optimal state of consciousness in which we perform and feel our best.

Building a bridge between the extreme and the mainstream, The Rise of Superman explains how these athletes are using flow to do the impossible and how we can use this information to radically accelerate performance in our own lives.

At its core, this is a book about profound possibility; about what is actually possible for our species; about where - if anywhere - our limits lie.

©2014 Steven Kotler (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
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Moving Beyond Stress Into Flow

Society today is fixated on stress, mental health and how to manage our nervous systems for peak performance. This book takes a look at what it means to move beyond the stress state, into the realm of flow and how that ultimately impacts resilience and performance. A must read for seekers wanting to shift their focus into the role of stress as a gateway into flow states.

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Incredible!

A phenomenal book that is useful for anyone! Really passionately written, a pleasure to listen to. The narrator is the best one I heard! 10/5 stars for me!

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great book

a great book with good lessons to take away. must read. buy today. do it. do it now

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very interesting

like the topic - liked the book .... bit of thinking outside the box and you can bring this into your day to day

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Focuses more on how athletes stories when in flow

The book is well written, however it wouldn’t give you the key to achieve flow. if this is what you are after, find another book.

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Lots of examples of the state of flow, but…

Loads of cool stories about extreme sports and how records have been defeated by being in state of flow, but you won’t learn how to turn on/off flow state

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excellent

Tremendous book outlining flow in an exciting setting. A must read for anyone interested about simply improving.

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Unbelievable

One of the most incredible books I've ever read (or listened to), will make you believe that anything is possible with the stories, science, and history to prove it.

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Recommended

Really good, talks about the ways extreme athletes use 'flow' to advance more than any other disciplines and how to utilise such knowledge in the 21st century.

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Brilliant Book!

This is one of The Best Books so far I have listened.
Very interesting and inspiring stories and impressive science exploration. Thanks to everyone for sharing and contributing !

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