How to use ‘flow state’ to do the impossible | Steven Kotler

You can learn things 250% faster by unlocking your ‘flow state.’ Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► Up Next ► How to enter ‘flow state’ on command To achieve peak performance, we must learn to get our biology to work for us rather than against us. There is a very tight coupling between our psychology and our physiology. We can pre-wire our brains in a way that enhances our physiology and boosts performance. This helps us enter a state of flow, in which we experience an optimized state of consciousness where we feel and perform our best. Read the video transcript ► ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Steven Kotler: Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. He is the author of ten bestsellers (out of thirteen books total), including The Art of Impossible, The Future Is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold and Abundance. His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, translated into over 40 languages, and appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, TIME and the Harvard Business Review. Steven is also the cohost of Flow Research Collective Radio, a top ten iTunes science podcast. Along with his wife, author Joy Nicholson, he is the co-founder of the Rancho de Chihuahua, a hospice and special needs dog sanctuary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read more of our stories on flow state: Why does experiencing “flow” feel so good? A communication scientist explains ► Want to feel like Superman? Steven Kotler explains how to enter the ‘flow state’ ► How to enter the ‘flow state’ for effortless creativity ► ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Big Think | Smarter Faster™ ► Big Think The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century. ► Big Think Make your business smarter, faster: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want more Big Think? ► Daily editorial features: ► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: ► Facebook: ► Instagram: ► Twitter: