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The authors of the best-selling Bold and The Rise of Superman explore altered states of consciousness and how they can ignite passion, fuel creativity, and accelerate problem solving, in this groundbreaking book in the vein of Daniel Pinks Drive and Charles Duhiggs Smarter Faster Better. Why has generating "flow" and getting "into the zone" become the goal of the worlds most elite organizations? Why are business moguls attending Burning Man? Why has meditation become a billion-dollar industry? Why are technology gurus turning to psychedelic drugs to unlock creativity? All of these people are seeking to shift their state of mind as a way of unlocking their true potential. Altered states, the authors reveal, sharpen our decision-making capabilities, unleash creativity, fuel cooperation, and let us tap in to levels of inspiration and innovation unavailable at all other times. Stealing Fire combines cutting-edge research and firsthand reporting to explore a revolution in human performance - a movement millions of people strong to harness and utilize some of the most misunderstood and controversial experiences in history. Building a bridge between the extreme and the mainstream, this groundbreaking and provocative book examines how the worlds top performers - the Navy SEALS, Googlers, Fortune 100 CEOs - are using altered states to radically accelerate performance and massively improve their lives, and how we can, too. Ultimately, Stealing Fire is a book about profound possibility - about what is actually possible for ourselves and our species when we unlock the full potential of the human mind.
About the Author
STEVEN KOTLER is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, founder and Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. His books include the non-fiction works "Stealing Fire," "Bold," "The Rise of Superman," "Abundance," "A Small Furry Prayer" "West of Jesus," and the novels "Last Tango in Cyberspace" and "The Angle Quickest for Flight." His work has been translated in over 40 languages and his articles have appeared in over 80 publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Wired, Time and the Wall Street Journal. You can find him online at: www.stevenkotler.com
