It’s been almost a year since Mastering Flow was published. Today, I’m happy to announce that the book is available in German. It’s called So Lebst Du Deinen Flow – Für Spitzenleistung, Glück und Erfolg. It’s available in bookstores, on Amazon, Ex Libris, Orell Füssli, and many other online platforms. Es ist schon fast ein […]
Continue readingThis article is a shortened excerpt from my upcoming book, Mastering Flow. “Mind Like Water: A mental and emotional state in which your head is clear, able to create and respond freely, unencumbered with distractions and split focus.” —David AllenAs human beings, we seem equipped with an innate need for completion. When things are complete, they […]
Continue readingThis article is a (slightly adapted) excerpt from my upcoming book, Mastering Flow. “The benefits of flow at work can hardly be overstated. When people experience flow at work, they experience their jobs more as meaningful callings, and are willing to go above and beyond their job descriptions. In addition, they are more likely to develop […]
Continue readingThis article is a (slightly adapted) excerpt from my upcoming book, Mastering Flow. “When in flow, the individual operates at full capacity.” —MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI”Flow is powerful. It can save lives, and it allows people to push the human body beyond the limits of what we thought was possible. . . . People are better when they’re […]
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This article is a (slightly adapted) excerpt from my upcoming book, Mastering Flow. “[W]hen people enjoy most what they are doing—from playing music to playing chess, from reading good books to having a good conversation, from working their best to trying to beat their own record in sport—they report a state of effortless concentration so deep […]
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This article is a (slightly adapted) excerpt from my upcoming book, Mastering Flow. “While sleeping, we have good dreams and bad dreams; while taking psychedelics, we have good trips and bad trips. Flow, on the other hand, is always a positive experience. No one ever has a bad time in a flow state.” —STEVEN KOTLERA […]
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We’re excited to announce that our latest book will be published soon. The book has been my #1 project for the last 4+ years. I’ve read hundreds of studies, articles, and books in the process. I’ve had conversations, watched videos, and listened to podcasts. I’ve thought, reflected, outlined, written, edited, and re-written again and again. I’ve […]
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Black Friday is controversial. On the one hand, there is nothing inherently wrong with shopping and looking out for good deals. Most of us don’t have too much money, so saving makes sense. On the other hand, there’s the greed, violence, chaos, selfishness, and other troubling aspects associated with it. Let me start by saying that […]
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“Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new treatment that makes you live longer. It enhances your memory and makes you more creative. It makes you look more attractive. It keeps you slim and lowers food cravings. It protects you from cancer and dementia. It wards off colds and the flu. It lowers your risk of heart […]
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“Once [anger] begins to carry us away, it is hard to get back again into a healthy condition, because reason goes for nothing once passion has been admitted to the mind . . . The enemy must be met and driven back at the outermost frontier-line: for when he has once entered the city and […]
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