The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
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Summary
A 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 firsthand 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。
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 firsthand 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。
Reviews
J
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Entertaining， good writing。Entertaining stories， written well。 Held my attention and also learned a few things about flow triggers。 Fits nicely into a framework for curious people。
Luigino Bottega
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The process that leads us to be truly prepared to face life and the opportunities around us will allow us to grow and reach a turning point in the perception of reality。 This drives the transformation of how we see， create and organize the world。 It’s the transformation of a paradigm， the opening of mental cages that programmed us in the first part of our lives， towards the attainment of a model of mental freedom closer to our true being。Inspiring book！
federico
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The guide of the zone aka FlowThe is good view about how extreme sports help to push the physical limits of the body and how to get in flow state helps to do that。
Manav Karkara
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#TheRiseofSuperman by @steven_kotler it explore amazing science of #Flow decoding the ultimate #humanperformance of extreme athletes & how we can apply that in our life。 The only Negative is at times reading about the athletes performance it get repetitive。。 ok we got the point of being in flow reading about 2-3 athletes。。。Now let's get to the point how to use it， apply it， what are -ves， how we can practice it more， which Steven discusses but I would have liked more on that。。。 But a great read #TheRiseofSuperman by @steven_kotler it explore amazing science of #Flow decoding the ultimate #humanperformance of extreme athletes & how we can apply that in our life。 The only Negative is at times reading about the athletes performance it get repetitive。。 ok we got the point of being in flow reading about 2-3 athletes。。。Now let's get to the point how to use it， apply it， what are -ves， how we can practice it more， which Steven discusses but I would have liked more on that。。。 But a great read take you to exciting ride 👍 。。。more
Juan Espino
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Good， and practical but too much storyFor some this book might be 5 stars。 I get that， but for me there were too many stories oh， that might be exciting and share the lessons of the book about flow but there was too much detail that was unnecessary for me to learn。 Still the stories were good， and there's a lot to apply here to my life。 Which is why I read these books。 Going to read The Art of Impossible next by the same author。 I've read that it's even more practical Good， and practical but too much storyFor some this book might be 5 stars。 I get that， but for me there were too many stories oh， that might be exciting and share the lessons of the book about flow but there was too much detail that was unnecessary for me to learn。 Still the stories were good， and there's a lot to apply here to my life。 Which is why I read these books。 Going to read The Art of Impossible next by the same author。 I've read that it's even more practical 。。。more
Ian Wilson
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I loved this， it really helped me to get in the mood to increase my chances of getting in the Zone，。
Hippie Critical
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I wish Kotler spent less time story-telling and more time on the “how to” of flow （which took up less than a chapter）。 Here’s the “how to” summary:Flow triggers* Commitment to following through on something risky* Seek out complexity in nature* Increase novelty and unpredictability* Deep embodiment through zen walking or balance/agility training* Set clear goals* Get immediate feedback* Push 4% beyond your skill levelGroup Flow * Familiarity - common language* Blending egos - no one hogging spot I wish Kotler spent less time story-telling and more time on the “how to” of flow （which took up less than a chapter）。 Here’s the “how to” summary:Flow triggers* Commitment to following through on something risky* Seek out complexity in nature* Increase novelty and unpredictability* Deep embodiment through zen walking or balance/agility training* Set clear goals* Get immediate feedback* Push 4% beyond your skill levelGroup Flow * Familiarity - common language* Blending egos - no one hogging spotlight* Sense of control - combination of autonomy plus competence* Close listening - unplanned， real-time responses to dialogue* “Yes， and” principle 。。。more
Paul Eberhart
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Re-read after a few years， but still valuable insights into improving human performance。
Merlin Zuni
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What I learned from this book in 3 sentences:Flow is a state of mind conducive for optimal performance where you are fully present， actions become intuitive， and personal ego recedes， similar to experiences in advanced meditation or psychedelic drugs。Action sports athletes regularly achieve the flow state due to the high risk， high stakes nature of their activities and continually advance what is imagined as possible。 Creativity & Flow are inter-connected although the connection is not fully und What I learned from this book in 3 sentences:Flow is a state of mind conducive for optimal performance where you are fully present， actions become intuitive， and personal ego recedes， similar to experiences in advanced meditation or psychedelic drugs。Action sports athletes regularly achieve the flow state due to the high risk， high stakes nature of their activities and continually advance what is imagined as possible。 Creativity & Flow are inter-connected although the connection is not fully understood。 。。。more
Levi Borba
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Have you ever asked yourself "why climbers or skiers risk their lifes just for a few seconds of thrill"？This book will answer this。 This answer may help you in your daily life， even if you are no professional athlete。 Have you ever asked yourself "why climbers or skiers risk their lifes just for a few seconds of thrill"？This book will answer this。 This answer may help you in your daily life， even if you are no professional athlete。 。。。more
Ellisif Bendiksen
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If you've read Flow by Mihaly and The Art of Learning by Josh Watizkin， this book is uncessessary。 I， personally， would by far choose the two mentioned above！ If you've read Flow by Mihaly and The Art of Learning by Josh Watizkin， this book is uncessessary。 I， personally， would by far choose the two mentioned above！ 。。。more
Vivekanand Mishra
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Stories of real life role models。
Ntombezinhle Nzama
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This book was quite interesting and I learnt a lot about the concept of flow。 I wish there was much more on the application in normal life besides action sport。 I did glean a lot from it though
Luckyluciano
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Great research of different extreme sports and the history of Flow。In this book you will not find "a formula" or a practical way to enter/unlock the Flow for your performance。 Great research of different extreme sports and the history of Flow。In this book you will not find "a formula" or a practical way to enter/unlock the Flow for your performance。 。。。more
Ronald
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3。5 This has been a book I’ve always wanted to read， and it’s pretty good。 Stories are crazy and grand， and even though I’m not super big into sports， these people have my utmost respect in every way。 I’m glad the author makes the distinction that the book isn’t really about action adventure sports athletes， but about how we can do the impossible through flow。 The points on flow were really good。 I actually really enjoyed seeing the nature and nurture side of flow。 What happens biologically in f 3。5 This has been a book I’ve always wanted to read， and it’s pretty good。 Stories are crazy and grand， and even though I’m not super big into sports， these people have my utmost respect in every way。 I’m glad the author makes the distinction that the book isn’t really about action adventure sports athletes， but about how we can do the impossible through flow。 The points on flow were really good。 I actually really enjoyed seeing the nature and nurture side of flow。 What happens biologically in flow was actually way more interesting than I thought it’d be。 Then the triggers were cool。 I’ve seen these triggers floating around， but I’m so glad I got the full context now with this read through。 Not a bad read（Edit） after looking at some reviews， I’m surprised that some people didn’t see how applicable the book was in areas aside from action adventure sports。 Dude literally says that the 3 most Important things were to cast clear goals， find ways for feedback， and push yourself just enough to ignore everything else while not pushing yourself so much that it causes stress。 These were what was most emphasized throughout the book， and is applicable to every activity not just sports。 Then he lists environmental and psychological triggers that help induce it （social and creative triggers were somewhat of a rehash of previous points）。 。。。more
Jay Yeo
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The book builds atop the concepts of flow and growth mindsets， and argues that flow states are the fastest ways to learn and push boundaries， by being at the extremes of one's capabilities。 By using extreme sports as core examples in the book， it puts risk as one of the conditions for entering flow states。 Structurally， the book feels messy to read and is better if you already read Flow and related books。 The book builds atop the concepts of flow and growth mindsets， and argues that flow states are the fastest ways to learn and push boundaries， by being at the extremes of one's capabilities。 By using extreme sports as core examples in the book， it puts risk as one of the conditions for entering flow states。 Structurally， the book feels messy to read and is better if you already read Flow and related books。 。。。more
Alexandra Karadzhova
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One of my favorite books for sure！ The Rise of Superman is filled with so many facts and gripping stories， that I honestly didn’t want it to end， so I took my time with it。 The moment I started reading it， I started taking notes and underlying most if the paragraphs。 The book offers such a different take on a rather not popular topic - flow。 What happens when we experience flow: In these moments， time flies， the self vanishes， action and awareness emerge， and ultimately we find the doorway to th One of my favorite books for sure！ The Rise of Superman is filled with so many facts and gripping stories， that I honestly didn’t want it to end， so I took my time with it。 The moment I started reading it， I started taking notes and underlying most if the paragraphs。 The book offers such a different take on a rather not popular topic - flow。 What happens when we experience flow: In these moments， time flies， the self vanishes， action and awareness emerge， and ultimately we find the doorway to the “more’ that most of us seek。If you’re an adventure seeker， an athlete or a creative as myself - you will definitely find inspiration in those pages and most of all， you will learn a lot about the flow culture。 。。。more
Paolo Longobardi
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What a reading！As always with Kotler， fun reading and inspirational content。 Written with flow to challenge our best self for a brighter human future。
Honoree
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This is an incredible read—made me think and reflect more than any other book in recent memory。 Well done！ Highly recommend。
Molly Koeneman
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The flow-state， as featured in Pixar's Soul。 The flow-state， as featured in Pixar's Soul。 。。。more
Adam Poehlmann
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My expectations may have tainted the book for me。 But this was simply a book of stories about the feats of extreme sport athletes。 Nothing tangible。
T Michaelson
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It's cool to hear about all the amazing stuff the athletes mentioned have done but there wasn't much in the way of information in achieving the flow state。 Nor was there much decoding other than basically just do it ， if you die doing something crazy enough people will remember you if you don't die then you could have been in flow It's cool to hear about all the amazing stuff the athletes mentioned have done but there wasn't much in the way of information in achieving the flow state。 Nor was there much decoding other than basically just do it ， if you die doing something crazy enough people will remember you if you don't die then you could have been in flow 。。。more
Eugene Tsirlin
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Probably one of my least favorite books。 While the examples and stories of extreme sports athletes are very interesting， the technical aspects and explanation behind it just drags out
Diana Clare
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This book was amazing！ I have never read a book on competitive sports and found it as interesting and informative。 The questions asked and answered lead me to want more information more questions more stories。
Klinta
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I picked up this book not actually knowing what it was about。 It turned up in my circles a few times， so I decided to go ahead and see， and so spent most of this book finding excuses why I don't really enjoy it。 Until I let go and admitted that some books just don't work for some people and that is ok。 One of the main reasons was that I actually already knew about most people described in this book and often I found the voice given to them by this book， did not fit the one I already knew。 So it I picked up this book not actually knowing what it was about。 It turned up in my circles a few times， so I decided to go ahead and see， and so spent most of this book finding excuses why I don't really enjoy it。 Until I let go and admitted that some books just don't work for some people and that is ok。 One of the main reasons was that I actually already knew about most people described in this book and often I found the voice given to them by this book， did not fit the one I already knew。 So it was a bit boring， but even if I would have checked out what the book is about， I soon found out wouldn't have expected to make a much different decision。 Although it's about "flow"， the achievements of great people took most of it， yet the science author mentions so much， is never described and proven as a big picture， so it all just sounds like a bunch of theories stringed together with bits of science。 I would have loved more proof and less biographies。 Because it became so dull for me， I think I didn't suck up all the techniques to initiate and get into the "flow state"， which is a shame， but I won't be reading it again， at least in near future。 The really cool thing I liked about this， where the bits about "team flow" and getting into "flow" together with others。 This book wasn't that great for me specifically， but it could be a pretty fun material for someone who isn't familiar with adventure sports。 And I already know for a fact there are more achievements now than when this book was published。 。。。more
Billy Fetzner
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Such an amazing book！ This book goes so much into Flow and the ability to just get in the zone with extreme and action sports。 It got me so pumped that I wanted to go rockclimb myself！！
Nathaniel Brown
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The Rise of SupermanTold great stories and gave awesome examples but the book stopped at the examples。 There was no explanation， no instructions， nothing。 Very disappointed
Franklin Bonner
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Tight read with descriptive stories about the highest achievements of extreme athletes。 Upon first reading the stories， it doesn't look like there are applicable lessons to us normal people， but I learned A LOT in 196 pages。 If you struggle to keep your focus， multitask， push through limits。。。。things we're told over and over we should be able to do without effort， you're not alone。 This book breaks through some of the myth that what has become our daily human existence with all of the stimuli an Tight read with descriptive stories about the highest achievements of extreme athletes。 Upon first reading the stories， it doesn't look like there are applicable lessons to us normal people， but I learned A LOT in 196 pages。 If you struggle to keep your focus， multitask， push through limits。。。。things we're told over and over we should be able to do without effort， you're not alone。 This book breaks through some of the myth that what has become our daily human existence with all of the stimuli and tasks and expectations is normal。 It's not。 This book gives some good lessons in how to get into that flow state。。。even for a couple of hours at a time。 。。。more
kushal
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Though the concept is very strong the over emphasis on sports and minute details of sports techniques details the core concept a lot。 Keeping focus on what is the agenda of a chapter required checking up the topic title frequently and then trying to relate it。 I wish the author included a summary of his key take always also。 If feels there is a strong message in there， but you get lost in sports details like you are reading a fiction novel。
Alexander Gil
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