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The Rise of Superman

Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance

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The Rise of Superman

Written by: Steven Kotler
Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
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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. Sports Performance Psychology
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I struggled to keep focus on the goal of this book the first time I heard it. I couldn't finish it in a single sitting the first time. The second time was the charm. Probably there is more to learn when I hear it again.

If you are underwhelmed the first time, re-read it

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Same thing repeated again and again through out the book with different examples. Becomes boring after some time

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it shows no path to practically achive flow, just some stories of people in adventure saying I am in flow and I can do alot. Writen just to write and earn some money selling half understood ideas.

just some storys

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