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The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Steven Kotler (Author), Fred Sanders (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher)

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Best-selling author and peak performance expert Steven Kotler decodes the secrets of those elite performers - athletes, artists, scientists, CEOs, and more - who have changed our definition of the possible, teaching us how we too can stretch far beyond our capabilities, making impossible dreams much more attainable for all of us.

What does it take to accomplish the impossible? What does it take to shatter our limitations, exceed our expectations, and turn our biggest dreams into our most recent achievements? We are capable of so much more than we know - that’s the message at the core of The Art of Impossible.

Building upon cutting-edge neuroscience and more than 20 years of research, best-selling author, peak performance expert and executive director of the Flow Research Collective, Steven Kotler lays out a blueprint for extreme performance improvement. If you want to aim high, here is the playbook to make it happen!

Inspirational and aspirational, pragmatic and accessible, The Art of Impossible is a life-changing experience disguised as a how-to manual for peak performance that anyone can use to shoot for the stars...space suit not included.

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9 hours and 17 minutes
Author

Steven Kotler
Narrator

Fred Sanders
Audible release date

19 January 2021
Language

English
Publisher

HarperAudio
ASIN

B087D7C97L
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	9 hours and 17 minutes
Author	Steven Kotler
Narrator	Fred Sanders
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	19 January 2021
Publisher	HarperAudio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B087D7C97L
Best Sellers Rank	1,477 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 8 in Exercise & Fitness (Audible Books & Originals) 19 in Sports Training & Coaching 23 in Interpersonal Relations (Books)

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Tom Flynn

Best resource you'll find on developing drive & higher performance

Reviewed in Australia on 29 April 2021

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Legitimately one of the best books I've ever read. Simply a must-read for anyone remotely interested in achieving just about anything, finding what lights you up, or just understanding more about optimising your brain. I was ironically in a flow state for most of this book, it's fascinating and supported by principles that anyone can apply

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Jenny Schwartz

Accessible ideas about neuroscience and motivation

Reviewed in Australia on 8 May 2021

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Reading "The Art of the Impossible" in my mid-40s it was interesting to reframe some of my past through its lens. Balancing that, the book has given me a few different ideas for shaping the future; for understanding what I'm doing, why, and what not to waste energy on.

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NatoNoel

An excellent primer

Reviewed in Australia on 8 July 2021

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Breaks down the science of flow into practical and tactical steps that anyone can follow.
For anyone looking to ramp up their game to be and do more

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Jane S

Flow tied up in a bow

Reviewed in Australia on 25 April 2021

Great book and an easy read. A good combination of science and stories rounding out to a conclusion that ties all the activities to get to and sustain flow up in a bow.

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Zoe E. Routh

Practical peak performance - the complete checklist

Reviewed in Australia on 20 February 2021

Finally Kotler gives us the ‘how to’ of flow! Very pleased with this book: deep on the science, and great with the practical application.

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Dirk Murrell

More Flow

Reviewed in Australia on 8 March 2021

Great read after the Rise of Superman.
More direct explanation.
Quite personally challenging

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diskxk

Good book but lengthy

Reviewed in Australia on 18 November 2022

Good book which teaches you how to be productive however most of the content aren't interesting in my personal opinion.

Though I'll admit there were brilliant lessons taught in this book such as in Chapter 4 where the author teaches you to not reveal personal goals. Chapter 12 is also brilliant where the author reveals that focusing on your core strength is beneficial. MacGyver method is also lovely.

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Cliente Amazon

Amazing...this is not an self help book..

Reviewed in Brazil on 21 May 2023

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A view into the science of high performance., packed with the newest knowledge in neuroscience for those who want to achieve the real hard goals in their lives.

Jon

Useful book

Reviewed in the United States on 17 March 2022

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Quick review ---

I'm about 75% through this book. This book does make a difference in your life, I think it offers a lot of things that can be agreed with where the reader is nodding along. It's a pretty engaging book and the author captures attention. It kinda breaks down the human psychology and neuroscience formula to achieving big things.

Although the book can be a bit heavy on the neuroscience mumbo jumbo (I don't think we need to know every single little brain chemical detail) for every human action etc. I get why he included it in the book, to "validate" it via science. But after a while I just skimmed past it.

What I like about it is it's very method based. So if you are a method-based type of learner, I think you'll find value from this book. But also I would've liked to see more specific real-world applications to offer the reader from the insights. At the same time, I think he provided enough of a foundation and method-based insights that any reader can kinda fill in the dots for themselves to see how these methods can be applied to their own life and situation. I've already done that, especially with the "stacking all the motivations" thing - which has already started to make a difference.

My goals are bigger after reading this book, and I attribute that to some of the things learned in this book. Genuinely commit to big goals, "impossible" goals, and you'll be surprised how much that starts the process of actually pursuing them in a realistic way.

I haven't read a book in full for a Long time (I usually learn through blogs, videos, web sites, etc). So just the fact that I'll finish this book is an accomplishment and credit to the book itself haha.

Overall, it's a very good book (I also bought it as a gift for friends/family), it checks off a lot of boxes -- engaging, clearly and well written, thoughtful, thorough, descriptive/explains everything well, method-based, and satisfies what many want from books like these -- something to give more insight, knowledge, etc and something that is useful that we can apply to our lives, ourselves, our business/job, etc.

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Rahim

Sehr empfehlenswert

Reviewed in Germany on 2 December 2023

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"The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer" ist echt 'n krasses Buch, das einen total mitnimmt auf 'ner mega spannenden Reise durch die Welt von Top-Leistung. Steven Kotler haut nicht nur faszinierende Einblicke raus, was das mit der Psyche zu tun hat, sondern gibt auch praxistaugliche Tipps, wie man scheinbar Unmögliches packt. Mit soliden Erkenntnissen und coolen Geschichten ist das Buch 'n absolutes Must-have, wenn man sein Ding durchziehen und über die eigenen Limits gehen will. Kotlers Schreibstil zieht voll rein, und die knackigen Kapitel machen das Buch easy zu schnallen. Einfach 'n Muss für alle, die nach Höchstleistung streben.

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manyyearslater

interesting topic but not much to chew on

Reviewed in Sweden on 18 June 2023

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The topic is great and there is some good information, such as the science of purpose, etc. Overall, this is not a very exciting or different book: it's the usual American best-seller with the usual boring style and conventional thinking under the guise of disruption. Ok, but a bit boring. One needs to read it very fast to have the illusion that it is grounded, otherwise, if we pause, we fall into Nothingness. But that might be the case for most books...

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premu

Realize Impossible - worth read!

Reviewed in India on 19 May 2023

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Lots of research and hard work of author is evident in rolling out this book. You get to see how people have made Impossible possible. Practical ways to help you start. Recommended for everyone wherever they are in their professional journey, who will have practical ways to apply in your journey.

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