The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer

I am an avid reader of personal development, leadership and business success. This book is by far the best and I've read all the top books like Atomic Habits, Good to Great, The Seven Principles of Highly Successful People, The Compound Effect, ect. What I love most about this book is the science behind the activities, the structure in which the book was written and the easy to implement steps. Extremely well written, highly enjoyable and transformative book. I don't think it is for everyone, though, I think the science might be too much for someone looking for a "quick pick me up".

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.

Art of Impossible is a thorough and scientific treatment of peak performance digested into four main themes: motivation, learning, creativity, and flow states.  While other books cover individual components of peak performance such as habit formation or grit, this book balances depth and breadth in the most high leverage concepts in doing audacious things.The book starts with motivation.  It provides both the science of motivation such as the value of a massively transformative purpose to enhance drive as well as practical exercises like looking at the intersections of different passions in order to differentiate yourself and tap into sustained motivation.  This section also addresses the latest thinking on mindsets, internal vs external motivation, and goal-setting theory.  In brief: motivation is hard to cultivate but if you understand the underlying mechanism, you can tap into sustained drive.Next the book goes into the science and practical steps for accelerating learning including establishing an appropriate truth filter, improving emotional intelligence, and steps for learning practically anything.  Personally I found the portrayal of what makes experts different from novices a helpful roadmap for how to develop expertise in any given field.The section on creativity makes the argument that creativity is one of the most important 21st century skills.  Then it goes on to explore how the process works with practical tips like how to load your pattern recognition system in order to improve creative connections.  It also discusses the imagination or default mode network--which is an essential actor in creative moments--and how best to promote activity in this network.Finally, the book addresses flow states, summarizing how best to engineer deep focus in order to amplify performance.Overall, this book is a truly excellent treatment of these themes.  It stands apart from Kotler's other books like The Rise of Superman in that it's deeply practical and has fewer case studies.  Overall, this book is an excellent primer on the science of peak performance combined with a practical playbook that makes that science actionable.

he discusses information on flow well. It can drag on at parts but overall is to the point and informational

Everyone should read this book. The material should be taught in schools, workplaces, literally everywhere productivity matters. I've even been able to apply a lot of the principles to my relationships. I like that the book provides a step by step guide for high performance and peak productivity. My favorite is that it starts out with how to find vision and purpose, so we are using the peak performance for the right things, the things that matter the most.

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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.

Siamo fatti per raggiungere alti traguardi ma tutto nasce dalla curiosità.Illuminante.

The books helps to gain motivation and work effectively

"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.