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1. HACKING FLOW
ACHIEVING ULTIMATE HUMAN POTENTIAL
Maximilian Gotzler - QS Berlin - September 4, 2014
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3. Flow is found in different situations
• Competing
• Performing
• Socialising
• Working
• Meditating
QS Berlin Maximilian Gotzler 04/09/2014
4. Flow is a mental state of highly focused motivation
• In the zone
• Runner’s high
• In the pocket
• Forever box
• Screen presence
„Time flies.
Self vanishes.
Performance skyrockets.“
!
Steven Kotler
Head of Flow Genome Project
Photo: John Coltrane playing saxophone
QS Berlin Maximilian Gotzler 04/09/2014
5. Flow has been studied for several years
• 150 years of research
• Most progress in the past 15
years
• Driven by action adventure
sports
• Many questions remain
Photo: Steven Kotler of the Flow Genome Project
QS Berlin Maximilian Gotzler 04/09/2014
6. Flow increases productivity by 500%
• Flow makes you 5-times more productive
• Average population less than 5% in Flow
• Only 29% reach Flow at all while working
• More Flow also means more happiness
• Athletes are the best Flow hackers
QS Berlin Maximilian Gotzler 04/09/2014
7. Athletes are the best flow hackers
Tremendous progress in
the last two decades
• Surfing
• Snowboarding
• Skydiving
• BASE jumping Photo: Jump record holder Mads Jonsson
QS Berlin Maximilian Gotzler 04/09/2014
8. Five neurochemicals induce Flow
• Norepinephrine
• Dopamine
• Anandamide
• Endorphins
• Serotonin
- Speed, Ritalin
- Cocaine
- Cannabis
- Opiates
- MDMA
FLOW IS
ADDICTIVE
QS Berlin Maximilian Gotzler 04/09/2014
9. The Flow cycle has 4 stages
1. Struggle
2. Relaxation
3. Flow
4. Recovery
QS Berlin Maximilian Gotzler 04/09/2014
10. There currently are 17 triggers for flow
1. Focus and embodiment
2. Rich Environment
3. High Consequences
„Flow follows focus“
QS Berlin Maximilian Gotzler 04/09/2014