Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an
award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow
Research Collective. He is one of the world's leading experts on
human performance. Along with his wife, author Joy Nicholson, he is
also the cofounder of Rancho de Chihuahua, a hospice care and
special needs dog sanctuary.
Jamie Wheal, Executive Director of Flow Genome Project, is a
leading expert on the neuro-physiology of human performance. His
work ranges from Fortune 500 companies like Cisco, Google, and
Nike, to the U.S. Naval War College and Red Bull. He combines a
background in expeditionary leadership, wilderness medicine and
surf rescue, with over a decade advising high-growth companies on
strategy, execution and leadership. He speaks to diverse and
high-performing communities such as Young Presidents' Organization
(YPO), Summit Series, and MaiTai Global on the intersection of
science and high performance. At the Flow Genome Project, he leads
a team of the world's top scientists, athletes and artists
dedicated to mapping the genome of the peak-performance state known
as Flow. He lives on the Colorado River with his wife Julie, their
two kids Lucas and Emma, and a righteous Golden Retriever named
Cassie.
“Reading Stealing Fire, Mr. Lang-Willar said, he became convinced
that nothing less than a ‘cultural awakening’ was underway.” — The
New York Times
“A mind-blowing tour along the path from sex and drugs to R&D.”
— Financial Times
“Stealing Fire is a beautifully written, must-read for anyone
interested in living up to their full potential. Kotler and Wheal
have produced a user-manual for your hacking your brain to drive
high performance.” — Peter Diamandis, founder of the X Prize,
co-chairman of Singularity University, bestselling author
“Stealing Fire cracks the secret code of peak performance so that
ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results.” — Cdr. Mark
Divine (USN Ret.), New York Times best selling author, founder
SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind
“Meticulously researched and innovatively conceptualized, Stealing
Fire is not just a bible for the second psychedelic revolution
(drugs not required), but a manual to getting more: out of your
body, your mind, and your happiness.” — Neil Strauss, New York
Times best-selling author of The Game
“An electrifying, fast-paced journey into the deep potential of the
human brain.” — David Eagleman, Stanford University neuroscientist,
bestselling author, presenter of PBS's The Brain
“Our linear lives and brains need to be thrown a curve on occasion
and this is a masterpiece literary curveball.” — Chip Conley,
bestselling author of Peak and Emotional Equations and former Head
of Strategy for AirBnB
“Captures the unspoken essence of what men and women on the
frontier of human experience, think and do to excel in creativity
and performance.” — Michael Gervais, High Performance Psychologist
to Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks
“Stealing Fire lays out exactly how to hack the brain...Kotler and
Wheal have taken a major bite out of the unknown. If you’re at all
interested in knowing how your mind works, this is imperative
reading!” — Salim Ismail, founding executive director of
Singularity University and bestselling author of Exponential
Organizations
“Stealing Fire is a fantastic book about the future of humanity and
everything that we can become. Based on incredible stories and
cutting edge data, it reveals how our brain and body can be
optimized to its greatest potential.” — Andrew Newberg, MD.,
director of research Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine
and author of How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain
“The North Star we’ve been waiting for--finally a distillation of
the upper reaches of the human experience unveiled! I am so excited
for this book to reach the world!” — Jason Silva, artist, futurist,
host of National Geographic's Brain Games
“[Stealing Fire is] well-written, well-documented, and significant
work.” — Library Journal
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