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Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal

Stealing Fire

Tap into altered states of consciousness to drive elite performance, unlock creativity, and transform how you work and live.
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What Will You Learn?

Altered states of consciousness drive breakthrough performance and innovation – Stealing Fire by Kotler and Wheal reveals how organizations hack flow states for competitive advantage. This comprehensive consciousness-hacking guide and performance techniques outline:

  • Ecstasis Technologies - Modern tools make altered states accessible without drugs
  • Flow Triggers - Environmental, psychological, social, and creative triggers induce flow
  • Collective Flow - Teams in shared flow outperform individual excellence
  • STER Benefits - Selflessness, Timelessness, Effortlessness, Richness characterize peak states

2025 application: VR and neurofeedback make flow states trainable rather than accidental. Access your Click.Apply.Grow™ fire: Design flow triggers environmentally. Practice collective flow. Measure STER experiences. Organizations using flow training report 5x productivity gains during peak states. Hack consciousness. Unleash performance.

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About the Author

Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal are the flow researchers who decoded how top performers access altered states for 500% productivity gains.

Kotler: New York Times bestselling author of 13 books, two-time Pulitzer nominee, director of Flow Research Collective. Wheal: Founder of Flow Genome Project, advising U.S. Naval War College, Google, and Red Bull. Their book Stealing Fire examined $4 trillion spent annually on altering consciousness. Research spans Navy SEALs, Google engineers, and extreme athletes.

Beyond the books: They discovered Silicon Valley executives microdosing and meditation retreats are seeking the same neurochemical states as extreme sports athletes.

Their flow training accelerates performance across industries. Participants report 490% increase in creativity and 200% boost in learning speed.

The researchers hacking consciousness for peak performance.

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