The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer
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Summary
New York Times Bestseller
Bestselling author and peak performance expert Steven Kotler decodes the secrets of those elite performers--athletes， artists， scientists， CEOs and more--who have changed our definition of the possible， teaching us how we too can stretch far beyond our capabilities， making impossible dreams much more attainable for all of us。
What does it take to accomplish the impossible？ What does it take to shatter our limitations， exceed our expectations， and turn our biggest dreams into our most recent achievements？
We are capable of so much more than we know--that's the message at the core of The Art of Impossible。 Building upon cutting-edge neuroscience and over twenty years of research， bestselling author， peak performance expert and Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective， Steven Kotler lays out a blueprint for extreme performance improvement。 If you want to aim high， here is the playbook to make it happen！
Inspirational and aspirational， pragmatic and accessible， The Art of Impossible is a life-changing experience disguised as a how-to manual for peak performance that anyone can use to shoot for the stars 。 。 。 space-suit， not included。
Bestselling author and peak performance expert Steven Kotler decodes the secrets of those elite performers--athletes， artists， scientists， CEOs and more--who have changed our definition of the possible， teaching us how we too can stretch far beyond our capabilities， making impossible dreams much more attainable for all of us。
What does it take to accomplish the impossible？ What does it take to shatter our limitations， exceed our expectations， and turn our biggest dreams into our most recent achievements？
We are capable of so much more than we know--that's the message at the core of The Art of Impossible。 Building upon cutting-edge neuroscience and over twenty years of research， bestselling author， peak performance expert and Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective， Steven Kotler lays out a blueprint for extreme performance improvement。 If you want to aim high， here is the playbook to make it happen！
Inspirational and aspirational， pragmatic and accessible， The Art of Impossible is a life-changing experience disguised as a how-to manual for peak performance that anyone can use to shoot for the stars 。 。 。 space-suit， not included。
Reviews
Ashish
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a guide to peak performancebuilds on the work of many othersseveral old ideas， some new ones - the neuro-biology/chemistry of peak performancespends a fair bit of time on 'Flow' in the last quarter of the book overall a good book for those who are new to the subject area and are looking for self-improvement/peak performance ideas a guide to peak performancebuilds on the work of many othersseveral old ideas， some new ones - the neuro-biology/chemistry of peak performancespends a fair bit of time on 'Flow' in the last quarter of the book overall a good book for those who are new to the subject area and are looking for self-improvement/peak performance ideas 。。。more
Ivan Guerra
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Excellent book。 Well researched， well written， useful information。 But I think this is the type of book that if one just reads it is useless。
Byron
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Make sense of what your brain is doing behind the scenes， put some structure to it and use it to achieve lofty goals。 A concise formula for anyone to implement。
Toni
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10/10 would reread again
Cate
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Ok， what I wanted to know from this book was how to create a state of flow。 Flow is fantastic for performance， for work， for creativity。 I want this on tap。Did I learn what to do to reliably set this up for myself？ Well， it's a bit here， drink this Kool-Aid， don't worry， it's all Science！ and a lot of blahblahblah， but at the very end 。。。 a recipe。I will give it a try。 Soon I will know， bwahaha。 Ok， what I wanted to know from this book was how to create a state of flow。 Flow is fantastic for performance， for work， for creativity。 I want this on tap。Did I learn what to do to reliably set this up for myself？ Well， it's a bit here， drink this Kool-Aid， don't worry， it's all Science！ and a lot of blahblahblah， but at the very end 。。。 a recipe。I will give it a try。 Soon I will know， bwahaha。 。。。more
Steve Atwal
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If you want to achieve peak performance in life， this is a great inspirational， motivational， and how-to book。"The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer" is a book written as a guide to achieving peak performance and reaching one's goals by leveraging strategies from science， psychology， and cutting-edge technology。 The book offers practical insights and tools for harnessing the power of flow states， visualization， goal-setting， and other performance-enhancing techniques。 The author aims If you want to achieve peak performance in life， this is a great inspirational， motivational， and how-to book。"The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer" is a book written as a guide to achieving peak performance and reaching one's goals by leveraging strategies from science， psychology， and cutting-edge technology。 The book offers practical insights and tools for harnessing the power of flow states， visualization， goal-setting， and other performance-enhancing techniques。 The author aims to help readers transform their thinking and approach to achieving the impossible in their personal and professional lives。Nice book with a great narrator。 。。。more
Gregory Doermann
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Great book but ultimately abandoned as I found a few other books on the same subject more engaging and helpful。
Clay Troyer
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Great book。 Written with a great style。 Also liked the concrete takeaways and actions I can implement in my daily life。
Thomas Santarossa
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"I am more a war than a man; I am doing exactly what I love while also hating my life。"Basically this book is just a cheat sheet to achieving anything you deem impossible。 Steven is an incredibly educated individual with immense knowledge in peak performance。 This book goes into depth on the science behind many things that seem almost automatic in daily life and gives you a step by step guide to how to fully utilise your biology to achieve anything you desire。 The only problem I have with this b "I am more a war than a man; I am doing exactly what I love while also hating my life。"Basically this book is just a cheat sheet to achieving anything you deem impossible。 Steven is an incredibly educated individual with immense knowledge in peak performance。 This book goes into depth on the science behind many things that seem almost automatic in daily life and gives you a step by step guide to how to fully utilise your biology to achieve anything you desire。 The only problem I have with this book， is I have no choice but take what he teaches and achieve greatness。 There is literally no excuse not to。 。。。more
Bethany Miller
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I get Steven Kotler’s newsletter but didn’t find this book until it came in a library recommendation。 It’s serendipitous timing！ I’m just researching creativity and innovation so this book was the perfect fit。 I couldn’t put it down。 I’ll be going back to the print version to take notes because there was a lot of energy in the reading。 Sparks flew。 Keep a pen handy when reading this one。
Arezu Wishka
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این کتاب با عنوان هنر ناممکن از انتشارات طرح نقد توسط پویان کرمی ترجمه شده。 خیلی از ترجمه اش راضی نبودم ولی تنها ترجمه ی توی بازاره و قابل قبوله。 کتاب خوبی برام بود چون تمام آموخته هام رو به روش خیلی خوبی جمع بندی کرد و کمک کرد ذهنم منسجم بشه。
Jaume Sués Caula
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It have far less scientific prove than self-help book。 The principles are ok， but a 15 minutes summary will be enough to give you 95% of the insights。
Joshua Vogt
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If you read just one Kotler book， this is not the one; it should be “Rise of Superman。”
Max Gorin
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Instructions for people that prefer instructions over an honest quest for intrinsic motivation。 Liked the chapter on creativity。 Too many far-fetched， shallow， disconnected arguments like "flow requires you to be ready to take risk"。 Instructions for people that prefer instructions over an honest quest for intrinsic motivation。 Liked the chapter on creativity。 Too many far-fetched， shallow， disconnected arguments like "flow requires you to be ready to take risk"。 。。。more
Joshua Burkhow
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An amazing book！ 👏
Emilie Jill Davis
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Motivating in some parts and a little long winded in others。
Muhammad Mohsin
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Steven Kotler gives us a nice summary of how to get ahead and what allows people to aim for and accomplish the impossible。 Decent mix of frameworks， psychology， neurobiology and human nature。 Highly recommend as it is a great template for people to understand how to aim for exceptional。
Katherine
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A fascinating read for none looking to work on some self-improvement or working on improving group dynamics。 Steven Kotler thoroughly explains the psychological science behind learning and flow。 He also provides resources on how to increase creativity。 I started reading thinking it would be gimmicky， but it is a great primer for working more productively。
Sam
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Not bad。 If you have read Automatic habits， it pretty much covers it。
Walter Ley
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This book gave me totally crinergy when I first read the back cover—I thought it would be a cheap self-help-style book that found its audience among Joe Roganites。 But I was delightfully surprised to find the advice was anything but cheap， once I got into it。Equal parts science and life-playbook， this author takes a strategy of focusing on biology—not personality—as a means of unlocking performance。 It covers a lot of helpful science from neurobiology to physiology， and some of the most helpful This book gave me totally crinergy when I first read the back cover—I thought it would be a cheap self-help-style book that found its audience among Joe Roganites。 But I was delightfully surprised to find the advice was anything but cheap， once I got into it。Equal parts science and life-playbook， this author takes a strategy of focusing on biology—not personality—as a means of unlocking performance。 It covers a lot of helpful science from neurobiology to physiology， and some of the most helpful ways we can leverage the way our minds work to increase motivation， creativity， and power。I’d recommend this to anyone who wants to find a path in life that really sets them on fire with passion。 Joe Roganites and nonners alike。 。。。more
Brayden Parish
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“I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and the impossible。”-NietzscheThis book is about how to perform your best。It has a ton of practical advice on how to do this。I think anybody who is interested in self-improvement should read this book this is one of the better books I’ve come across and the author really knows what he’s talking aboutI specifically think the advice about curiosity， passion and purpose is great。You first find things you are curious about， the “I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and the impossible。”-NietzscheThis book is about how to perform your best。It has a ton of practical advice on how to do this。I think anybody who is interested in self-improvement should read this book this is one of the better books I’ve come across and the author really knows what he’s talking aboutI specifically think the advice about curiosity， passion and purpose is great。You first find things you are curious about， then you connect those curiosities together to form a passion， but passion isn’t enough what you need is a purpose。What’s the difference between passion and purpose？Purpose is something you’re passionate about but that also positively impacts others。Similar advice to “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” by Cal NewportPassion is selfish， purpose is self-less。Pursuing your purpose is a motivational cheat-code， you are able to tap into a deep reservoir of meaning。“To live is to suffer; to survive is to find meaning in the suffering”-NietzscheWith this overall purpose it will allow you to accomplish great things。First find your curiosities ， then your passion， then your overall purpose。Then you need autonomy （control over what you do and willingly doing what you do， not being forced to do it）， and mastery （incrementally improving at a thing）The key part of this book is flow， and how to achieve it。Flow is when you are so focused on an activity you lose track of time。There are three levels of happiness1） moment to moment fleeting happiness2） pursuing challenges tasks that achieve flow3） pursuing challenging tasks that achieve flow and positively impact othersHow do we achieve flow？It needs to be slightly challenging but not too challenging and not too easy。Around 4% more challenging than your current level。Involve unpredictability， novelty， complexity。Autonomy is a flow triggerRisk induces flow。Immediate feedback induces flow。The optimal amount of time for flow is 90 to 120 minutes。Getting into flow will allow you to performyour best and also have a good time while doing it which if you’re going to stick to anything is very important。 。。。more
Drew Clancy
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My favorite book of the year。 Powerful！！
Philip
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Bit verbose and dry in spots so attention was not always captivated。
Howon Noh
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PASSION alone will lead to failure because our ego will prevent us from taking action when tasks get hard or when we experience humility。 That is why we need both PASSION & PURPOSE。 A reason bigger than ourselves。 But then again， that reason is also because of ego 🤔
Duk
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Sorry， Angela Duckworth's Grit has been debunked。 When the author got to that Grit section and kept mentioning about it I couldn't go on。 Sorry， Angela Duckworth's Grit has been debunked。 When the author got to that Grit section and kept mentioning about it I couldn't go on。 。。。more
Eugenie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love it~！Especially the part where I can write my goals and wait for inspiration to come to me I would be using that often！And about active recovery being very important I will do more of those Also the steps at the end of the book are clear and concise will be referencing them as often as I can
Suejin
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I would like to skim read in letters than listening，as there are some framework things that I would like to look at to see if I can apply。 Overall， it’s an interesting framing of performance being more of biology and creating the structure to create the biological condition。 Somehow reminds me the book ‘The body keeps the score’ as its framing of trauma being biological（body） actions and memory rather than just phycological or neurological。 Good to see if this is a progress if we are finding mor I would like to skim read in letters than listening，as there are some framework things that I would like to look at to see if I can apply。 Overall， it’s an interesting framing of performance being more of biology and creating the structure to create the biological condition。 Somehow reminds me the book ‘The body keeps the score’ as its framing of trauma being biological（body） actions and memory rather than just phycological or neurological。 Good to see if this is a progress if we are finding more links and evidenced on how mine and body are linked。 。。。more
Kasper Rannanpää
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Ihan ok， en muista paljoa
Ismael Gutierrez
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It is certainly amazing to know that science has reached such a deep understanding of our brain so far。 This book is a testament to that。 The author and his team are real masters of their craft。However， the premises set out to achieve certain results are simply overwhelming because， well， because achieving flow in a controlled and constant manner is anything but easy。 Close to， well， impossible。
Pavel Antoci
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This is one of the best books I have read so far。 It shows how you can become the best of yourself by using practical examples。 By developing motivation， learning， creativity and flow we get the power to achieve any goals。 In time the impossible will become possible by following the author's advice。 This is one of the best books I have read so far。 It shows how you can become the best of yourself by using practical examples。 By developing motivation， learning， creativity and flow we get the power to achieve any goals。 In time the impossible will become possible by following the author's advice。 。。。more
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