That’s the question Steven poses at the start of his latest Forbes blog. But this is bigger than speculation about travel – it’s about the slow but definite transition of power from nation states to other entities as a matter not of if, but when….
“In all our studies of extreme performance improvement,” says John Hagel, co-founder of Deloitte’s Center for the Edge, “the people and organizations who covered the most distance in the shortest time were always the ones who were tapping into passion and finding flow.” To read…
Steven flew into San Francisco and headed to the stage at Google Headquarters along with Jamie Wheal, executive director of the Flow Genome Project, to speak about hacking flow and the science of ultimate human performance. Detailed questions from the Googlers in attendance demonstrated some…
“Ever since I was a child I have had a feeling of utter enlightenment when I created something. It didn’t matter if it was a drawing, a painting, or a sculpture. When I knew it was good, my whole being kicked into high gear. My concentration became…
In his most recent appearance in Time Magazine, Steven discusses the science of peak human performance. To quote “Unfortunately, even though research in this area holds considerable promise, unless you’re studying toilet bowl dynamics or lubrication theory, “flow” doesn’t sound like a sober scientific topic….
We all know what Flow is – but how does it work? In this episode of the Brainfluence Podcast, Forbes colleague and host Roger Dooley gets granular with Steven about some of the conditions that characterize the flow state. They tackle questions such as: Why…
It wasn’t easy, the polar vortex shut down New York airports last month and postponed Steven’s first appearance on CNN, but he finally made it to the big apple for a chance to talk flow with Fareed Zakaria on CNN. The segment aired on Sunday,…
The science of high performance is at the core of The Rise of Superman, but we’re hardly the only group tackling the subject. From tiger moms to coddling kids to the magical powers of 10,0000 hours of practice, theories about what creates skill, motivation and…
The final video of The Rise of Superman series celebrates the book’s launch by exploring its core message: Flow is a path that anyone can take toward accelerated learning, increased focus and higher performance. Order The Rise of Superman today at Amazon.com In this episode,…
Flow is a powerful force for human achievement, but flow states also hide a dark side. The neurochemicals underpinning flow can have the addictive power of drugs, and the drive to achieve these seemingly super-human feats often brings athletes face-to-face with their own mortality. Athletes…
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