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But before we do any of this, it’s worth considering these same skills from a slightly more philosophical perspective. Then, we take what we’ve learned and use it to train a wide variety of people, from members of the US special forces to executives at Fortune 100 companies to the general public.The medial prefrontal cortex, for example, aids in decision-making and the retrieval of long-term memories.

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And if you asked McConkey how he pulled this off, his answer frequently stressed the importance of intrinsic drive: “I’m doing what I love. Networks, meanwhile, refer to brain structures that are hardwired together by direct connections or structures that tend to activate at the same time. Well structured – You’ll find this to be particularly well organized to support its reception or application. Hit that same wall at a hundred miles per hour, and it’s a hell of a lot more than a fender that’s dented. Yet, this extraordinary capability is an emergent property, one that only arises when we push ourselves toward the edge of our abilities.

This is why, in every domain, whenever the impossible becomes possible, flow always plays a starring role. Using the term of philosopher James Carse, pushing the limits of impossible is “the infinite game,”akin to love and art. In the arts, sciences, technology, culture, business—pretty much every area imaginable—I went hunting for the formula. Fluency, the ability to produce a great number of ideas in a short time-frame; flexibility, the ability to approach a problem from multiple angles; originality, the ability to produce novel ideas; elaboration, the ability to organize those ideas and execute on them.

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Chapter ten is the heart of this section, offering a detailed approach to organizing one’s learning activities. You could fill a textbook with its benefits—health, energy, mood, and so on—but most critical here is nervous system regulation. I wish them the only thing that can prove today whether one is worth anything or not—that one endures.The kind of motivation that allows one to knuckle-down under adversity, grit, is given its own chapter, and the author discusses six variations that are important to success. To access you ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. If you’ve been seduced, coerced, or otherwise pressured into doing something—that’s controlled motivation. Beyond a good night’s rest, making your own schedule also lets you work in accordance with your circadian rhythms.