by Steven Kotler
Kotler and Wheal explore how psychology, neuroscience, technology, and pharmacology are being used to engineer altered states for peak performance. Ecstasis is now designed, not left to chance.
In this collection, Stealing Fire references 2 other books and is cited by 1 other book.
It’s picked up by Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body.
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Builds directly on Csikszentmihalyi's flow research as one of four categories of non-ordinary states of consciousness
References Pink's Drive and intrinsic motivation research when discussing why organisations pursue altered states for performance
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The research on meditation-induced flow states and neuroplasticity connects to Kotler's exploration in Stealing Fire of how altered states of consciousness can be systematically cultivated and measured.
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Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Bodyby Daniel Goleman and Richard J. Davidson
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