{"product_id":"the-art-of-impossible-a-peak-performance-primer-isbn-9780063217393","title":"The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York Times Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling author and peak performance expert Steven Kotler decodes the secrets of those elite performers—athletes, artists, scientists, CEOs and more—who have changed our definition of the possible, offering a blueprint based on neuroscience to teach us how we too can stretch far beyond our capabilities, making impossible dreams much more attainable for all of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it take to accomplish the impossible? What does it take to shatter our limitations, exceed our expectations, and turn our biggest dreams into our most recent achievements? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are capable of so much more than we know—that’s the message at the core of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e. Building upon cutting-edge neuroscience and over twenty years of research, this guide to high achievement lays out a blueprint for extreme performance improvement. If you want to aim high, this guide to unlocking your potential is the playbook to make it happen!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspirational and aspirational, pragmatic and accessible, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Impossible \u003c\/i\u003eis a life-changing experience disguised as a how-to manual for peak performance that anyone can use to shoot for the stars . . . space-suit, not included. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Blueprint for Motivation:\u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond simple willpower with a proven recipe to find your passion, purpose, and the grit needed for relentless persistence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Science of Accelerated Learning:\u003c\/b\u003e Master essential skills faster by understanding the neurobiology of learning and applying frameworks used by the world’s top performers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHacking Creativity and Flow:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn how to generate breakthrough ideas on demand and decode the four-stage cycle of flow—the state of optimal consciousness where you feel and perform your best.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Habit of Ferocity:\u003c\/b\u003e Develop the mindset of elite performers to automatically rise to any challenge and turn impossible dreams into concrete achievements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Thoroughly grounded in science, writing of the biological systems that drive fear, anger, grief, lust, and other emotions, all of which can be turned to advantage. . . . [Kotler] offers . . . an entertaining, inspiring approach to life-hacking that begs to be implemented by the willing reader.”   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Impossible\u003c\/em\u003e is consistently fascinating. There aren’t many writers I would follow on an intellectual journey as ambitious as this to examine peak performance; fortunately, Steven Kotler is one of them.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Epstein, New York Times bestselling author of Range and The Sports Gene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is a tour de force of high performance. It’s an essential resource for those looking to align their curiosity, passion, and purpose to have not just a little more flow and creativity in their lives but to have a lot more flow and creativity. Want to learn how to take your innovation to seemingly impossible heights? Steven Kotler will teach you how.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Barry Kaufman, author of Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is quite literally impossible. I’ve been tracking Steven’s work for ten years now, and it’s impossible to overstate how important it is. It’s impossible that he cracked the code on breakthrough success, yet he has. It’s impossible to have turned extreme innovation from an art to a science, yet he has. It’s impossible that he put it all together in a book that’s impossible to put down, yet he has. Read it and go accomplish the impossible yourself.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalim Ismail, chairman of ExO Works, author of Exponential Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Art of Impossible is a must-read! Steven Kotler is one of a handful of people on the planet with a deep understanding of the frontiers of human performance. His ability to bring applied neuroscience and psychology to life through storytelling is world-class. This book is a treasure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDr. Michael Gervais, high-performance psychologist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Impossible\u003c\/em\u003e, Steven Kotler has managed to articulate what many peak performers intuitively know but can’t explain: that there’s a formula for impossible. Kotler demystifies the mythic, breaking down that formula and giving readers exactly the tools they need to accomplish their dreams, no matter how big.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaird Hamilton, waterman, big-wave surfer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889639485669,"sku":"NP9780063217393","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063217393.jpg?v=1730231653","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-art-of-impossible-a-peak-performance-primer-isbn-9780063217393","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}