Steven Kotler - We Have Godlike Power and Stone Age Brains - E226
Your inner critic goes quiet, time bends, and everything you do gets easier and better. A New York Times bestselling author and one of the leading researchers on this state reveals what is happening in your brain, and why it may be the most valuable thing in your life that you are not doing enough of.
RSS Feed Meet Steven Kotler, founder and executive director of the Flow Research Collective, a Distinguished Research Fellow at Florida Atlantic University, and co-author with Peter Diamandis of We Are as Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance. In this conversation, Steven breaks down what flow is, where it came from, and why it shows up in our best memories. He tells the story of the day a single surf session pulled him out of years of illness and a place of deep despair. I share my own stage 4 renal cell carcinoma diagnosis and what flow and gratitude mean to me right now. We also get into healing, group flow, and what information overload does to our attention. Then Steven gives one simple, specific practice you can start this week. Stay with me.
Content note: This episode includes a discussion of suicidal thoughts and serious illness. If you are struggling, please reach out to someone you trust or a local crisis line. In the US you can call or text 988. Outside the US, findahelpline.com lists services by country.
Connect With Steven Kotler: Website: https://www.stevenkotler.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kotler.steven/ Flow Research Collective: https://www.flowresearchcollective.com/ Book, We Are As Gods (Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler): https://www.porchlightbooks.com/products/we-are-as-gods-peter-h-diamandis-9781668099544
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Timestamps
- 0:00 - 1:07: Cold Open and Welcome to Makes Sense
- 1:08 - 4:21: Gratitude as an Acute Intervention
- 4:22 - 8:43: What Flow Is and Where It Came From
- 8:44 - 13:57: What Flow Does: Performance, Burnout, and Why It Is Addictive
- 13:58 - 18:02: Flow Triggers, Group Flow, and Authenticity
- 18:03 - 21:19: First Flow Memories: Skiing and Magic
- 21:20 - 24:28: Three Years in Bed, Suicidal Thoughts, and One Wave
- 24:29 - 28:48: From Neurotheology to the Biology of Healing
- 28:49 - 33:20: Acceptance, Authenticity, and Healing
- 33:21 - 36:46: Mindset, JC’s Stage 4 Diagnosis, and Peter Diamandis’s Timeline
- 36:47 - 40:51: Staying Open and Curious, and the Shane McConkey Story
- 40:52 - 45:21: When Soft Skills Become Hard Skills: AI, Overload, and Burnout
- 45:22 - 50:23: Cooperation at Scale and Group Flow Technology
- 50:24 - 53:50: Where to Start: Books, Instagram, and Your Primary Flow Activity
- 53:51 - 56:00: Why Adults Stop Playing and the Four Hour Weekly Dose
- 56:01 - 57:22: Closing Thoughts and Outro
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