The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance

Kotler, Steven

ISBN 10: 1480570834 ISBN 13: 9781480570832

Publisher: Brilliance Audio, 2014

Synopsis

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 audiobook about profound possibility; about what is actually possible for our species; about where—if anywhere—our limits lie.

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Review

'An electrifying book about a potent state of mind. If you aren't inspired to brainhack your way up to the next level, start again at page one' David Eagleman, neuroscientist, New York Times bestselling author of Incognito. (David Eagleman)

'Some of the stories of extreme sports are remarkable' Matthew Syed, The Times. (The Times)

Book Description

A razor-sharp analysis of how record-breaking exploits in extreme sport are redefining the limits of being human.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1480570834
• ISBN 13: 9781480570832
• Binding: MP3 CD