ABOUT THE EPISODE

In this episode, you will learn about:

• The Art of Impossible (5:00)
• Performance gains (6:18)
• What does Steven mean by impossible? (10:35)
• Small I impossible (11:53)
• The secret to improving your performance (13:07)
• Fighting our cognitive biases (14:40)
• The recipe for passion (17:20)
• How to turn curiosity into passion (18:28)
• Neurochemistry behind curiosity & passion (20:35)
• The power of setting goals (24:03)
• The 6 levels of grit (27:43) 
• The importance of cognitive output (32:32)
• The habit of ferocity (33:51)
• What makes peak performers different? (36:51)
• 3 habits for peak performance (38:40)
• Spirituality & peak performance (43:08)
• The blue ocean strategy (46:11)
• Hypnosis & peak performance (47:47)
• Staying in flow while working from home (48:31)
• The importance of sleep (53:17)

ABOUT THE GUEST

Peter Diamandis: Recently named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” Peter H. Diamandis is the founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions. He is also the executive founder of Singularity University, a graduate-level Silicon Valley institution that counsels the world's leaders on exponentially growing technologies.

Diamandis is a New York Times Bestselling author of three books: Abundance – The Future Is Better Than You Think, BOLD – How to go Big, Create Wealth & Impact the World, and The Future is Faster Than You Think.

Steven Kotler: Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance.

He is the author of nine bestsellers (out of thirteen books) and has appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, TIME and the Harvard Business Review.

RESOURCES

• Web: diamandis.com
• Book: The Future Is Faster Than You Think
• ‍Podcast: Exponential Wisdom