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The Rise of Superman

Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance

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The Rise of Superman

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. Extreme Sports Sports Inspiring Heartfelt Sports Performance Psychology

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Society today is fixated on stress, mental health and how to manage our nervous systems for peak performance. This book takes a look at what it means to move beyond the stress state, into the realm of flow and how that ultimately impacts resilience and performance. A must read for seekers wanting to shift their focus into the role of stress as a gateway into flow states.

Moving Beyond Stress Into Flow

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A phenomenal book that is useful for anyone! Really passionately written, a pleasure to listen to. The narrator is the best one I heard! 10/5 stars for me!

Incredible!

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a great book with good lessons to take away. must read. buy today. do it. do it now

great book

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like the topic - liked the book .... bit of thinking outside the box and you can bring this into your day to day

very interesting

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The book is well written, however it wouldn’t give you the key to achieve flow. if this is what you are after, find another book.

Focuses more on how athletes stories when in flow

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One of the most incredible books I've ever read (or listened to), will make you believe that anything is possible with the stories, science, and history to prove it.

Unbelievable

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Really good, talks about the ways extreme athletes use 'flow' to advance more than any other disciplines and how to utilise such knowledge in the 21st century.

Recommended

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This is one of The Best Books so far I have listened.
Very interesting and inspiring stories and impressive science exploration. Thanks to everyone for sharing and contributing !

Brilliant Book!

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Some great stuff I’m in here but the stories just go on and on and on and on...... I love extreme sports but it gets tiring after about the first 6 hours ;)

Repeat, repeat, repeat

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Superb insight into what the human body is capable of. Time to start experimenting. This gives a very revealing Insider view of some of the world's most outstanding physical and mental performers.

Superb insight

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