This is such a juicy topic that we’ll probably need to revisit again in the future or extend it to be 2 weeks long.

Flow is often described as a state of effortless effort. It is an optimized state of consciousness where we feel our best and we perform our best.

This is the TED talk from 2004 by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the guy who developed the term “flow state”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_u-Eh3h7Mo&pp=ygUNZmxvdyB0ZWQgdGFsaw==

• What gets you into a flow state?

• How often do you get into a flow state?

• What is intuition? What is it like when you’re in flow?

• What is the effect of flow on well-being?

• What does the challenge-skill balance (the golden rule to flow) look like for you?

  

• Which of the flow triggers do you employ in your work?

• Reflecting on the five intrinsic motivators (photo below), how does it resonate for you?

  

• Steven Kotler talks about reaching peak performance (”getting our biology to work for us rather than against us”), what does your peak performance look like?

• Do you have a consistent practice of expressing gratitude, mindfulness, and exercise? If yes, what does it look like?

We’re all capable of so much more than we know. That is a commonality across the board. It’s the largest lesson in 30 years of studying peak performance has taught me.

— Steven Kotler

Additional sources:

Roberto Ferraro on LinkedIn: #personaldevelopment #performance #motivators | 61 comments

Five Motivators That Fuel Peak Performance – Steven Kotler with Dave Asprey – #784