Mar 8, 2023
Old dogs can learn new tricks. And humans can thrive in the later years of life. We discuss Steven Kotler’s new book Gnar Country: Growing Old, Staying Rad, where he explodes our fixed mindset around aging, inviting us all to rethink Possibility as we age. Steven, a world-renowned expert in flow science and peak human performance, imparts many actionable strategies to help us massively level up our games for more accelerated learning, elevated creativity & expansive productivity.
Show Notes Steven Kotler:
We discuss;
-Inspiration behind Gnar Country [5:30]
-Steven’s ambition to learn park skiing [11:00]
-Peak performance aging study [13:00]
-If first you don’t succeed, start again one level higher [18:00]
-Feeling shame and processing trauma for greater flow state [22:30]
-Peak performance mindset [29:00]
-Multi-tooled solutions and stacked protocols [31:30]
-Flow requires recovery [35:00]
-TV & Alcohol block flow [38:00]
-Rules for flow [49:00]
-Success in dangerous environments is knowing the line between fear and too much fear [50:30]
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