Finding Flow - Exploring Peak Performance and Optimal Human Consciousness

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In Finding Flow, hosts George Rushin, competitive cyclist, jiu-jitsu practitioner, and agile project management specialist, and John Honeycutt, corporate strategist and performance coach, discuss topics related to the unique state of consciousness called

George Rushin & John Honeycutt


    • Jul 25, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Finding Flow - Exploring Peak Performance and Optimal Human Consciousness

    Episode 17: Gamification and the future of Finding Flow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 46:01


    Episode at a glance: In this episode, George and John discuss theories around gamification in games and in life. They also discuss the plans for the show in the future. Episode links: Highest Life Design - Flow and Peak Performance Coaching

    Episode 16: Do Less

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 57:43


    Episode at a glance: In this episode, George and John discuss the common traps of doing "more" and being "busy" and talk about how to design your life around focus and intention. Episode links: Highest Life Design - Flow and Peak Performance Coaching

    Episode 15: Agile Science and the Ideal Work Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 65:44


    Episode at a glance: In this episode, George and John talk about societal norms and measures around workplace productivity and wonder if we aren't coming up short by just putting in long hours. Episode links: Highest Life Design - Flow and Peak Performance Coaching

    Episode 14: Slow Flow

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 67:12


    Episode at a glance: In this episode, George and John slow down and look at the benefits of tempering your speed with everything you do to allow for enriched life experiences and more readily available access to flow. Episode links: Highest Life Design - Flow and Peak Performance Coaching

    Episode 13: Living the Good Life (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 78:55


    Episode at a glance: In this episode, George and John dive deep into the ultimate aim of all personal development - feeling good and producing results - and discuss different philosophies, practices, and methods for increasing happiness and truly experiencing the good life. Episode links: Authentic Happiness - Martin Seligman Flourish - Martin Seligman Highest Life Design - Flow and Peak Performance Coaching

    Episode 12: Living the Good Life (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 53:29


    Episode at a glance: In this episode, George and John dive deep into the ultimate aim of all personal development - feeling good and producing results - and discuss different philosophies, practices, and methods for increasing happiness and truly experiencing the good life. Episode links: Authentic Happiness - Martin Seligman Flourish - Martin Seligman Highest Life Design - Flow and Peak Performance Coaching

    Episode 11: Intrinsic Motivation and Flow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 64:45


    Episode at a glance: In this episode, George and John discuss motivation as a driving factor for peak performance and how a specific form of motivation - Intrinsic Motivation - can skyrocket your achievement and trigger flow states. They provide actionable practices for designing a life of greater intrinsic motivation and flow and share advice on how to fine-tune your motivation for the best performance. Episode links: Art of Impossible - Steven Kotler Flow – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Mindset – Carol Dweck Highest Life Design - Flow and Peak Performance Coaching

    Episode 10: Easefulness & the Tao of Flow

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 64:43


    Episode at a glance: In this episode, George and John discuss how the ancient wisdom of the Chinese philosophy of Taoism and its focus on effortless action perfectly align with the principles and findings of modern neuroscience and flow psychology. Learn how to be totally immersed in the present moment, fully engaged with your work, and completely in the flow of effortless peak performance. Episode links: Tao Te Ching – Stephen Mitchell Flow – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Highest Life Design

    Episode 9: Breath, Heart and Flow (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 36:54


    Episode at a glance: In this episode, George and John discuss how to develop conscious influence over our nervous systems through intentional breathing and wearable technology. Learn more about the impact of a balanced nervous system and how to immediately improve your emotional resilience, health and well-being, athletic performance, and more. Episode links: Highest Life Design - John's Business Breathe: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor Just Breathe: Mastering Breathwork - Dan Brule Heart Breath Mind: Train Your Heart to Conquer Stress and Achieve Success - Dr. Leah Lagos Corsense HRV Finger Sensor Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor Whoop Strap Elite HRV

    Episode 8: Breath, Heart and Flow (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 41:56


    Episode at a glance: In this episode, George and John discuss how to develop conscious influence over our nervous systems through intentional breathing and wearable technology. Learn more about the impact of a balanced nervous system and how to immediately improve your emotional resilience, health and well-being, athletic performance, and more. Episode links: Highest Life Design - John's Business Breathe: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor Just Breathe: Mastering Breathwork - Dan Brule Heart Breath Mind: Train Your Heart to Conquer Stress and Achieve Success - Dr. Leah Lagos Corsense HRV Finger Sensor Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor Whoop Strap Elite HRV

    Episode 7: Liberate Yourself from Mental Slavery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 73:31


    Episode at a glance: In this episode, George and John take a deep dive into two of the states of consciousness that rob most of us from Flow and Peak Performance – Overwhelm and Exhaustion. They discuss how to address overloaded cognition and decision fatigue and provide actionable strategies and challenges to reduce cognitive load and eliminate decision stress. Take these practices on and enjoy a more flowing, free, and meaningful life. Episode links: Highest Life Design - John's Business Essentialism – Greg McKeown Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman Deep Work – Cal Newport

    Episode 6: Becoming Autotelic - Flow as a Trait

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 58:27


    Episode at a glance: George and John discuss how to move beyond the current state of your personality and cultivate a more flow-prone personality. That is, having more enjoyment and engagement while creating better results – all as a state of your default being. In this wide-ranging episode, they look at how to reduce anxiety and depression, eliminate stress, and provide actionable strategies to intentionally cultivate flow experience and ultimately a personality that is geared for flow state. Episode links: Highest Life Design: www.highestlifedesign.com Personality Isn't Permanent by Benjamin Hardy, PhD: https://benjaminhardy.com/personality-demo/ Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: https://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Perennial-Classics/dp/0061339202 Grit by Angela Duckworth: https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-book/ Mindset by Carol Dweck, PhD: https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322

    Episode 5: Sleeping Giant

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 56:14


    Episode at a glace: In this episode of Finding Flow, George and John get into the science of a good night's sleep and the ripple effects quality sleep has on peak performance and flow. They also discuss some common myths around sleep and provide steps you can take today to improve your sleep quality. Episode links: Highest Life Design: www.highestlifedesign.com

    Episode 4: Dancing with your Biology and Navigating the Flow Cycle (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 29:01


    Episode at a glance: In this episode of Finding Flow, George and John dive into the intricacies of working with your unique biology and energy patterns for maximum performance and access to flow, and discuss their approaches to navigating the phase of flow consciousness, from struggle, to release, to flow, to recovery. Episode links: Highest Life Design: https://www.highestlifedesign.com/ Stealing Fire: Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal: http://stealingfirebook.com/ The Breakout Principle by Herbert Benson & William Proctor: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Breakout-Principle/Herbert-Benson/9780743223980

    Episode 3: Dancing with your Biology and Navigating the Flow Cycle (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 42:53


    Episode at a glance: In this episode of Finding Flow, George and John dive into the intricacies of working with your unique biology and energy patterns for maximum performance and access to flow, and discuss their approaches to navigating the phase of flow consciousness, from struggle, to release, to flow, to recovery. Episode links: Highest Life Design: https://www.highestlifedesign.com/ Stealing Fire: Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal: http://stealingfirebook.com/ The Breakout Principle by Herbert Benson & William Proctor: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Breakout-Principle/Herbert-Benson/9780743223980

    Episode 2: Defining Flow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 50:36


    In this episode, John and George answer some of the most important foundational questions around flow from a neurological standpoint. What is flow and the flow state? What happens to the brain during flow? What are the benefits of flow? How do you engineer your life for flow? They also share some of their own experiences of flow states and talk about how they create opportunities for flow every day.

    Episode 1: On Demand Peak Performance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 51:19


    John Honeycutt and George Rushin describe the mission of Finding Flow, give their backgrounds in peak performance and set the course for episodes to come.

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