The Game Changing Attorney Podcast with Michael Mogill

231. Steven Kotler — Harnessing Neuroscience for Peak Performance [Encore Edition]


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Studies show that we only use 10 percent of our total brain capacity. But what would you do if you could use 100 percent of your brain? How would your life change?


Steven Kotler — best-selling author, Pulitzer Prize nominee, and founder of the Flow Research Collective — has made it his life’s mission to discover everything he can about our greatest assets: our brains. 


On this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Steven and Crisp Founder & CEO Michael Mogill explore:

  • Why genetics and background don’t determine what you can accomplish
  • How far understanding your brain and body will take you
  • What it takes to achieve the impossible


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    Show Notes:


    [5:19] – Perfect upbringing does not determine peak performance


    [7:38] – Leveraging advantages and overcoming disadvantages


    [9:32] – The 4 pillars of your brain


    [12:05] – How to save your brain’s energy


    [19:50] – Keep going, even when you don’t feel like it


    [23:55] – Goals achieved are their own reward


    [26:34] – Protect your sphere of attention


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    Links & Resources

    • Johns Hopkins University
    • Squaw Valley/Palisades Tahoe
    • Jackson Hole, WY
    • Norepinephrine
    • Harvard University
    • Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work by Steven Kotler
    • Flow Research Collective
    • Mat Fraser
    • James Lawrence
    • Stewart Brand
    • Super Bowl
    • The Art of Impossible by Steven Kotler
    • The Devil’s Dictionary by Steven Kotler


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      Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include: David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O’Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more.


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