Podcast appearances and mentions of William L Crawford

In science fiction, aliens who come to Earth are usually scary and menacing, aspiring to destroy, conquer, or even eat mankind. But the aliens in Karen Lord's The Blue, Beautiful World (Del Rey, 2023) aren't interested in conquering or destroying; they're interested in inviting Earthlings to join a Galactic Council. It turns out, however, that humans need a little time and training before they're ready to assume the responsibilities of galactic citizenship. And complicating matters is the fact that humans might not be the only Earth dwellers to receive the aliens' invitation. It's not surprising that water and oceans figure prominently in Lord's novel. As a Barbadian writer, she has a lifelong respect—and fear—of the water. “I'm kind of terrified of the ocean,” Lord said. “To give you context, there is literally a part of the island that you can drive to and look around and see three coastlines. But you can't see any other land from any of the coasts. It's an oddly isolating feeling, like you're standing tiptoe on a small rock—and you could tip over and crash into the ocean anytime. “I love living here, but when something bad goes down, it's like, boom, all of a sudden you realize the ocean is not your natural habitat. It's not making things easy for you. We are very much living on the skin part of land. We don't know the ocean. We don't know the surface of the ocean. We don't know the depths of the ocean. There is a huge level of respect and mystery that the ocean commands.” The Blue, Beautiful World is Lord's fifth novel. Her previous books are Redemption in Indigo, which received the William L. Crawford and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. That was followed later by a sequel, Unraveling. While The Blue, Beautiful World is considered a standalone story, it is set in the Cygnus Beta universe, which is where two of her previous books, The Best of All Possible Worlds and The Galaxy Game, are also set. Rob Wolf is a writer and host of New Books in Science Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In science fiction, aliens who come to Earth are usually scary and menacing, aspiring to destroy, conquer, or even eat mankind. But the aliens in Karen Lord's The Blue, Beautiful World (Del Rey, 2023) aren't interested in conquering or destroying; they're interested in inviting Earthlings to join a Galactic Council. It turns out, however, that humans need a little time and training before they're ready to assume the responsibilities of galactic citizenship. And complicating matters is the fact that humans might not be the only Earth dwellers to receive the aliens' invitation. It's not surprising that water and oceans figure prominently in Lord's novel. As a Barbadian writer, she has a lifelong respect—and fear—of the water. “I'm kind of terrified of the ocean,” Lord said. “To give you context, there is literally a part of the island that you can drive to and look around and see three coastlines. But you can't see any other land from any of the coasts. It's an oddly isolating feeling, like you're standing tiptoe on a small rock—and you could tip over and crash into the ocean anytime. “I love living here, but when something bad goes down, it's like, boom, all of a sudden you realize the ocean is not your natural habitat. It's not making things easy for you. We are very much living on the skin part of land. We don't know the ocean. We don't know the surface of the ocean. We don't know the depths of the ocean. There is a huge level of respect and mystery that the ocean commands.” The Blue, Beautiful World is Lord's fifth novel. Her previous books are Redemption in Indigo, which received the William L. Crawford and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. That was followed later by a sequel, Unraveling. While The Blue, Beautiful World is considered a standalone story, it is set in the Cygnus Beta universe, which is where two of her previous books, The Best of All Possible Worlds and The Galaxy Game, are also set. Rob Wolf is a writer and host of New Books in Science Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction

In science fiction, aliens who come to Earth are usually scary and menacing, aspiring to destroy, conquer, or even eat mankind. But the aliens in Karen Lord's The Blue, Beautiful World (Del Rey, 2023) aren't interested in conquering or destroying; they're interested in inviting Earthlings to join a Galactic Council. It turns out, however, that humans need a little time and training before they're ready to assume the responsibilities of galactic citizenship. And complicating matters is the fact that humans might not be the only Earth dwellers to receive the aliens' invitation. It's not surprising that water and oceans figure prominently in Lord's novel. As a Barbadian writer, she has a lifelong respect—and fear—of the water. “I'm kind of terrified of the ocean,” Lord said. “To give you context, there is literally a part of the island that you can drive to and look around and see three coastlines. But you can't see any other land from any of the coasts. It's an oddly isolating feeling, like you're standing tiptoe on a small rock—and you could tip over and crash into the ocean anytime. “I love living here, but when something bad goes down, it's like, boom, all of a sudden you realize the ocean is not your natural habitat. It's not making things easy for you. We are very much living on the skin part of land. We don't know the ocean. We don't know the surface of the ocean. We don't know the depths of the ocean. There is a huge level of respect and mystery that the ocean commands.” The Blue, Beautiful World is Lord's fifth novel. Her previous books are Redemption in Indigo, which received the William L. Crawford and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. That was followed later by a sequel, Unraveling. While The Blue, Beautiful World is considered a standalone story, it is set in the Cygnus Beta universe, which is where two of her previous books, The Best of All Possible Worlds and The Galaxy Game, are also set. Rob Wolf is a writer and host of New Books in Science Fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

It was written in November–December 1931. The story was rejected by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright when August Derleth surreptitiously submitted it for publication in 1933. In late 1935, William L. Crawford's Visionary Publishing Company began the process of issuing The Shadow over Innsmouth as a book. The project came to fruition in November 1936. The reader is Art Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. The guest/cohost is Faith whose art is found on the urban fantasy webcomic Grace's Wings. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Art you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Find us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok as @Overinnsmouth The outro music is Weird Fishes / Arpeggi By Radiohead --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support

It was written in November–December 1931. The story was rejected by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright when August Derleth surreptitiously submitted it for publication in 1933. In late 1935, William L. Crawford's Visionary Publishing Company began the process of issuing The Shadow over Innsmouth as a book. The project came to fruition in November 1936. The reader is Art Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Art you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Find us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok as @Overinnsmouth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support

It was written in November–December 1931. The story was rejected by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright when August Derleth surreptitiously submitted it for publication in 1933. In late 1935, William L. Crawford's Visionary Publishing Company began the process of issuing The Shadow over Innsmouth as a book. The project came to fruition in November 1936. The reader is Art Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Art you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Find us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok as @Overinnsmouth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support

It was written in November–December 1931. The story was rejected by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright when August Derleth surreptitiously submitted it for publication in 1933. In late 1935, William L. Crawford's Visionary Publishing Company began the process of issuing The Shadow over Innsmouth as a book. The project came to fruition in November 1936. The reader is Art Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. The guest/cohost is Faith whose art is found on the urban fantasy webcomic Grace's Wings. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Art you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Find us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok as @Overinnsmouth The outro music is Weird Fishes / Arpeggi By Radiohead --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support

It was written in November–December 1931. The story was rejected by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright when August Derleth surreptitiously submitted it for publication in 1933. In late 1935, William L. Crawford's Visionary Publishing Company began the process of issuing The Shadow over Innsmouth as a book. The project came to fruition in November 1936. The reader is Art Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. The guest/cohost is Faith whose art is found on the urban fantasy webcomic Grace's Wings. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Art you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Find us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok as @Overinnsmouth The outro music is Weird Fishes / Arpeggi By Radiohead --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support

It was written in November–December 1931. The story was rejected by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright when August Derleth surreptitiously submitted it for publication in 1933. In late 1935, William L. Crawford's Visionary Publishing Company began the process of issuing The Shadow over Innsmouth as a book. The project came to fruition in November 1936. The reader is Art Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Art you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Find us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok as @Overinnsmouth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support

It was written in November–December 1931. The story was rejected by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright when August Derleth surreptitiously submitted it for publication in 1933. In late 1935, William L. Crawford's Visionary Publishing Company began the process of issuing The Shadow over Innsmouth as a book. The project came to fruition in November 1936. The reader is Art Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. The guest/cohost is Faith whose art is found on the urban fantasy webcomic Grace's Wings. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Art you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Find us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok as @Overinnsmouth The outro music is Weird Fishes / Arpeggi By Radiohead --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support

It was written in November–December 1931. The story was rejected by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright when August Derleth surreptitiously submitted it for publication in 1933. In late 1935, William L. Crawford's Visionary Publishing Company began the process of issuing The Shadow over Innsmouth as a book. The project came to fruition in November 1936. The reader is Art Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. The guest/cohost is Faith whose art is found on the urban fantasy webcomic Grace's Wings. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Art you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Find us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok as @Overinnsmouth The outro music is Weird Fishes / Arpeggi By Radiohead --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support

It was written in November–December 1931. The story was rejected by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright when August Derleth surreptitiously submitted it for publication in 1933. In late 1935, William L. Crawford's Visionary Publishing Company began the process of issuing The Shadow over Innsmouth as a book. The project came to fruition in November 1936. The reader is Art Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. The guest/cohost is Faith whose art is found on the urban fantasy webcomic Grace's Wings. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Art you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Find us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok as @Overinnsmouth The outro music is Weird Fishes / Arpeggi By Radiohead --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support

It was written in November–December 1931. The story was rejected by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright when August Derleth surreptitiously submitted it for publication in 1933. In late 1935, William L. Crawford's Visionary Publishing Company began the process of issuing The Shadow over Innsmouth as a book. The project came to fruition in November 1936. The reader is Art Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. The guest/cohost is Faith whose art is found on the urban fantasy webcomic Grace's Wings. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Art you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Find us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok as @Overinnsmouth The outro music is Weird Fishes / Arpeggi By Radiohead --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support

It was written in November–December 1931. The story was rejected by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright when August Derleth surreptitiously submitted it for publication in 1933. In late 1935, William L. Crawford's Visionary Publishing Company began the process of issuing The Shadow over Innsmouth as a book. The project came to fruition in November 1936. The reader is Art Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. The guest/cohost is Faith whose art is found on the urban fantasy webcomic Grace's Wings. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Art you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Find us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok as @Overinnsmouth The outro music is Weird Fishes / Arpeggi By Radiohead --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support

It was written in November–December 1931. The story was rejected by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright when August Derleth surreptitiously submitted it for publication in 1933. In late 1935, William L. Crawford's Visionary Publishing Company began the process of issuing The Shadow over Innsmouth as a book. The project came to fruition in November 1936 The reader is Art Cooper who can be found on the podcasts Alphabet Flight, Creepy Critters, and Into Riverdale. The guest/cohost is Faith whose art is found on the urban fantasy webcomic Grace's Wings. Podcast art is by Marki @aviandalek on Twitter and Instagram To support Art you can donate to https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight Find us on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok as @Overinnsmouth The outro music is Weird Fishes / Arpeggi By Radiohead --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jessie-cooper/support

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Greg Bechtel, the Berton House Writer-in-Residence, who arrived in Dawson City on in December 2019 and has been there ever since. In their conversation Greg talks about how being at the Berton House has impacted his writing and how he's feeling about leaving Yukon after a year. ABOUT GREG BECHTEL: Greg Bechtel’s debut story collection, Boundary Problems, won the Alberta Book of the Year Award for trade fiction and was a finalist for the ReLit Award, the William L. Crawford Fantasy Award, and the City of Edmonton's Robert Kroetsch Book Prize. Since 2011, he has taught English Literature, Creative Writing, and Writing Studies at the University of Alberta, where he completed his PhD on Canadian syncretic fantasy. Since January 2020, Greg has been serving as Writer in Residence at the Berton House Writers' Retreat in Dawson City, Yukon, where he was originally scheduled to remain for three months while working on a new novel about amnesia, climate refugees, ghost-possession, and polyamorous relationships set in a future Edmonton. When the global pandemic hit and lockdowns began in March, he offered to stay on until it was safe to bring in new writers from outside the territory. As of the writing of this bio in February 2021, he is still there. ABOUT MEGAN COLE: Megan Cole the Director of Audience Development for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based in Powell River, British Columbia. She also works at the Powell River Public Library as the teen services coordinator where she gets to combine her love for books and writing with a love for her community. Megan has worked as a freelance journalist and is working on a memoir which tackles themes of gender and mental health. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com ABOUT THE PODCAST: Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen. Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

Our guest this week is Steven Kotler, a New York Times best-selling author and an award-winning journalist.About StevenAs the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective, he is one of the world’s leading experts on high performance. His most recent work, The Future Is Faster Than You Think, is a blueprint for how our world will change in response to the next ten years of rapid technological disruption. He co-wrote the book with Peter Diamandis as the last book in their Exponential Mindset Trilogy which started off with the book Abundance, where they tackled grand global challenges, such as poverty, hunger, and energy, followed by Bold, where they chronicled the use of exponential technologies that allowed the emergence of powerful new entrepreneurs. Steven is also the co-founder of Creating Equilibrium, a conference/concert/innovation accelerator focused on solving critical environmental challenges, and, alongside his wife, author Joy Nicholson, Steven is the cofounder of Rancho de Chihuahua, a hospice care/special needs care dog sanctuary in the mountains of Northern New Mexico. He also co-founded the Flow Genome Project in order to answer questions such as the relationship between flow and creativity, flow and business success, as well as to explore altered states of consciousness and their effect on human performance. His book, Stealing Fire, was a national bestseller and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. It documents an underground revolution in peak performance that is rapidly going mainstream, fueling a trillion-dollar economy and forcing us to rethink how we lead more satisfying, productive and meaningful lives. This work was preceded by two books about the technology, Tomorrowland, which is about those maverick innovators who transformed science-fiction ideas into science fact technology and Bold, which was called a “visionary roadmap for change,” by president Bill Clinton and spent many months atop both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.His previous book, The Rise of Superman, was one of the most talked-about books in 2013 and the first book in history to land on the New York Times bestseller lists in the sports, science, psychology, and business categories simultaneously. In Rise, Steven decodes the science of flow, an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best.Just as Rise explores the upper limits of individual possibility, his book, Abundance, explores the upper limits of societal possibility, breaking down four emerging forces that give humanity the potential to significantly raise global standards of living over the next 20 to 30 years. Abundance spent 10 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list and appeared on four prestigious “Best Book of the Year” lists.A Small, Furry Prayer, Steven’s book about the relationship between humans and animals, was a national bestseller and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; West of Jesus, which examines the neurobiology of spiritual experience, was a Pen/West finalist; and his bestselling novel, The Angle Quickest For Flight, won the William L. Crawford IAFA Fantasy Award.Steven’s work has been translated into over 40 languages and appeared in over 100 publications, including The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Wired and TIME. He also appears frequently on television and radio and lectures widely on human performance, disruptive technology, and radical innovation.Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/In this Episode We Canvas:Navigating A Crisis with Peak Performance Steven highlights that we currently have an epidemic of fear and an epidemic disease and that in the world today we have local and linear brains that are used to slow change, but then we live in a global and exponential world, and so our brains cannot process exponential change. There have been fears that the Coronavirus might become worse and that economies might nosedive, but those are all maybes and the brain cannot deal with them because it’s designed to go on and off. Steven and his team were looking at peak performance at the time of pandemics and through positive psychology, they’ve come up with three very good solutions including, gratitude practice, mindfulness practice, and exercise. Those three things help in resetting the nervous system and they’re the only way one can shut off a hyper-vigilant response to exponential threats. “We’ve got an epidemic of fear and an epidemic disease” - Steve KotlerThe Lifecycle of a ConvergenceExponential technology is any technology that doubles on a regular basis. Computers are a clear example because every 18 months they get twice as fast and their cost stays the same because of the number of integrated circuits that they can fit in a computer chip doubles. A virus spreading across the globe is also a great example. Technologies like AI, robotics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, sensors, computing, and others are accelerating exponentially and they are now starting to converge exponentially. Their exponential convergence is when, for example, AI meets robotics. Flying cars will soon be made possible by the convergence of technology.“When you’re dealing with exponentials, they get big really fast” - Steve KotlerOpen-source TechnologyDespite the rumors that move around about AI and certain countries gaining power over others by owning all the technology around that, the fact is that all the major and disruptive technologies are open-sourced. Google’s super AI as well as other technologies are free online. Steven and his team at the Flow Research Collective are working very hard to build the world’s first bio-physical base flow detector (something that can monitor a person’s brain and body, and tell them if they’re in flow). They are going to couple that technology with BR to create the world’s first high flow accelerated learning environment, and they will be building for accelerating worker relearning. Steven’s core goal for developing that technology is to decode flow and develop the best flow training in the history of the universe.“As the tools get better, the collaborative opportunities get better, because people love to collaborate” - Steve KotlerThe Changing LandscapeIn transportation, there are the efforts car companies are making towards the development of flying cars and autonomous vehicles. Every major car company is rolling out autonomous vehicles this year. Waymo for example, is looking to be doing one million autonomous taxi rides a day. Steven believes the Coronavirus will speed up the unveiling of these vehicles because riders will be alone in the taxis and the vehicles can be sterilized between uses. There is the Hyperloop technology (high-speed trains that can do 750 miles per hour which means one can travel from Las Vegas to Los Angeles in 20 minutes) and there are 25 such projects in the world today. Elon Musk has his Boring Company where he is drilling tunnels under major cities to build high-speed conveyor belts and he says his rockets will be taking people to Mars in 2030. Musk also said that by the end of the decade, his rockets will be able to do London to Shanghai in 39 minutes, and so could be used for terrestrial transport as well. So much in people’s daily lives as they know it will change drastically with all these changes in transportation technology. The same changes in technology will apply to all major industries including healthcare.“Personal auto insurance may go away because individual car ownership may go away, because we’re moving to car as a service” - Steve KotlerThe Corporate Legacy Conundrum The average corporate lifespan between the 20s and 50s was 67 years, and today is less than 14 years. 40% of the world’s Fortune 500 companies are going to be gone within the next 10 years. All that is because of the way technology changes so rapidly. There have been studies of companies that have been around for phenomenally long times like 500 to 700 years, and the discovery has been on what preserves companies for a very long time. A great highlight of this issue of corporate legacy is when Jeff Bezos admitted to his shareholders that he believed Amazon would be out of business within 25 years. Steven feels that companies are now going to be just a vehicle for an idea.“I’m not so sure companies are going to last that long anymore” - Steve KotlerThe Inspiration Behind the BookThe Future is Faster Than You Think book is a blueprint that looks at the 11 biggest industries in the world and tracks them for the next 10 years to look at where the convergences and disruptions are and determine what’s coming in terms of new technologies, business models, and market opportunities. It was inspired by the converging exponentials and the fact that the scale of disruption and opportunity is increasing in orders of magnitude. When they wrote Abundance and Bold, they were talking about individual exponentials that disrupt services and markets, but converging exponentials disrupt markets, institutions, and all the systems that support them in very dramatic ways. The book is optimistic and seeks to future proof people against the next ten years.“There is going to be more opportunity over the next decade than ever before” - Steve KotlerHow They Managed to Write Such An Incredible BookIt was not easy, and Steven and Peter had a team from Singularity University, Abundance 360, and other teams that they tapped on a regular basis for the book. It also helped a lot that Peter has been in business for a long time and has founded 22 companies while Steven has been covering cutting edge technology as a journalist and author for over 30 years. A great example is the fact that quantum computing is now a reality, but he had written about it in the 1990s when David Deutsch published a book on it. “You actually have to have spent a lifetime paying attention to these things” - Steve Kotler See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist and the co-founder and director of research of the Flow Genome Project. He is one of the world’s leading experts on high performance.His most recent work, Stealing Fire, was a national bestseller and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. It documents an underground revolution in peak performance that is rapidly going mainstream, fueling a trillion dollar economy and forcing us to rethink how we lead more satisfying, productive and meaningful lives.his work was preceded by two books about the technology, Tomorrowland, which is about those maverick innovators who transformed science-fiction ideas into science fact technology, and, Bold, which was called a “visionary roadmap for change,” by president Bill Clinton and spent many months atop both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.His previous book, The Rise of Superman, was one of the most talked about books in 2013 and the first book in history to land on the New York Times bestseller lists in the sports, science, psychology, and business categories simultaneously. In Rise, Steven decodes the science of flow, an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best.Just as Rise explores the upper limits of individual possibility, his book, Abundance, explores the upper limits of societal possibility, breaking down four emerging forces that give humanity the potential to significantly raise global standards of living over the next 20 to 30 years. Abundance spent 10 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list and appeared on four prestigious “Best Book of the Year” lists.A Small, Furry Prayer—Steven’s book about the relationship between humans and animals—was a national bestseller and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; West of Jesus, which examines the neurobiology of spiritual experience, was a Pen/West finalist; and his bestselling novel, The Angle Quickest For Flight, won the William L. Crawford IAFA Fantasy Award.Steven’s work have been translated into over 40 languages and appeared in over 100 publications, including The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Wired and TIME. He also appears frequently on television and radio, and lectures widely on human performance, disruptive technology and radical innovation.Steven is also the cofounder of Creating Equilibrium, a conference/concert/innovation accelerator focused on solving critical environmental challenges, and, alongside his wife, author Joy Nicholson, Steven is the cofounder of Rancho de Chihuahua, a hospice care/special needs care dog sanctuary in the mountains of Northern New Mexico.He has a BA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and an MA from Johns Hopkins University and, whenever possible, can be found hurling himself down mountains at high speeds.- https://www.stevenkotler.com/- https://www.instagram.com/kotler.steven/- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxbLU30FsQmr-Ikxu6VrTAgPlease do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, LinkedIn or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist and the co-founder and director of research of the Flow Genome Project. He is one of the world’s leading experts on high performance.His most recent work, Stealing Fire, was a national bestseller and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. It documents an underground revolution in peak performance that is rapidly going mainstream, fueling a trillion dollar economy and forcing us to rethink how we lead more satisfying, productive and meaningful lives.his work was preceded by two books about the technology, Tomorrowland, which is about those maverick innovators who transformed science-fiction ideas into science fact technology, and, Bold, which was called a “visionary roadmap for change,” by president Bill Clinton and spent many months atop both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.His previous book, The Rise of Superman, was one of the most talked about books in 2013 and the first book in history to land on the New York Times bestseller lists in the sports, science, psychology, and business categories simultaneously. In Rise, Steven decodes the science of flow, an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best.Just as Rise explores the upper limits of individual possibility, his book, Abundance, explores the upper limits of societal possibility, breaking down four emerging forces that give humanity the potential to significantly raise global standards of living over the next 20 to 30 years. Abundance spent 10 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list and appeared on four prestigious “Best Book of the Year” lists.A Small, Furry Prayer—Steven’s book about the relationship between humans and animals—was a national bestseller and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; West of Jesus, which examines the neurobiology of spiritual experience, was a Pen/West finalist; and his bestselling novel, The Angle Quickest For Flight, won the William L. Crawford IAFA Fantasy Award.Steven’s work have been translated into over 40 languages and appeared in over 100 publications, including The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Wired and TIME. He also appears frequently on television and radio, and lectures widely on human performance, disruptive technology and radical innovation.Steven is also the cofounder of Creating Equilibrium, a conference/concert/innovation accelerator focused on solving critical environmental challenges, and, alongside his wife, author Joy Nicholson, Steven is the cofounder of Rancho de Chihuahua, a hospice care/special needs care dog sanctuary in the mountains of Northern New Mexico.He has a BA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and an MA from Johns Hopkins University and, whenever possible, can be found hurling himself down mountains at high speeds.- https://www.stevenkotler.com/- https://www.instagram.com/kotler.steven/- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxbLU30FsQmr-Ikxu6VrTAgPlease do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, LinkedIn or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist and the co-founder and director of research of the Flow Genome Project. He is one of the world’s leading experts on high performance.His most recent work, Stealing Fire, was a national bestseller and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. It documents an underground revolution in peak performance that is rapidly going mainstream, fueling a trillion dollar economy and forcing us to rethink how we lead more satisfying, productive and meaningful lives.This work was preceded by two books about the technology, Tomorrowland, which is about those maverick innovators who transformed science-fiction ideas into science fact technology, and, Bold, which was called a “visionary roadmap for change,” by president Bill Clinton and spent many months atop both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.His previous book, The Rise of Superman, was one of the most talked about books in 2013 and the first book in history to land on the New York Times bestseller lists in the sports, science, psychology, and business categories simultaneously. In Rise, Steven decodes the science of flow, an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best.Just as Rise explores the upper limits of individual possibility, his book, Abundance, explores the upper limits of societal possibility, breaking down four emerging forces that give humanity the potential to significantly raise global standards of living over the next 20 to 30 years. Abundance spent 10 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list and appeared on four prestigious “Best Book of the Year” lists.A Small, Furry Prayer—Steven’s book about the relationship between humans and animals—was a national bestseller and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; West of Jesus, which examines the neurobiology of spiritual experience, was a Pen/West finalist; and his bestselling novel, The Angle Quickest For Flight, won the William L. Crawford IAFA Fantasy Award.- https://www.stevenkotler.com/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, LinkedIn or via email mark@vudream.comMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetry

Episode 108: Steven Kotler – Your Flow State:  What Is It? How To Get There… Steven Kotler is a remarkable leader… I really appreciate that he’s actively seeking out opportunities to get to his “flow” state.  Your flow state is your optimal level of consciousness.  On this episode, I learned a great deal about being in flow and finding ways to get there more often.  We had a fascinating conversation on this episode of The Learning Leader Show. Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist and the cofounder/director of research for the Flow Genome Project. He is one of the world’s leading experts on ultimate human performance. His latest work, Bold was called a “visionary roadmap for change,” by President Bill Clinton and spent many weeks atop both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. His previous book, The Rise of Superman, was one of the most talked about books in 2013 and the first book in history to land on national bestseller lists in the sports, science, and business categories simultaneously. In it, Steven decodes the science of flow, an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best. Episode 108: Steven Kotler – Your Flow State:  What Is It? How To Get There… Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “Flow Is The Optimal State Of Consciousness” In This Episode, You Will Learn: Creating a life that maximizes time in “flow” leads to sustained excellence Attacking life with a level of commitment… Day by Day Waking up at 3:30 AM to write The power and importance of momentum Flow requires a massive amount of focus – Deep Work Tim Ferriss’s 4 hour time blocks Why Montessori schools are great – Focused on self-directed learning What is the Flow Genome Project? Be known for doing something that is uniquely you Why action sport athletes are great people to hire Learning Leader – Have a sense of humor… Life is hard for everybody The speech process – Preparation and delivering Playing quarterback and how it compares to other parts of life  “Ideas Don’t Matter… I Care About Execution” Continue Learning: Go To: StevenKotler.com   Follow David on Twitter: @steven_kotler Read: BOLD: How To Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact The World To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector W/ Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 082: Dan Pink – The Science of Motivation, Legendary Writer & Ted Talk Episode 086: Seth Godin – How To Become Indispensable & Build Your Tribe Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Steven Kotler on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell   Bio From StevenKotler.com Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist and the cofounder/director of research for the Flow Genome Project. He is one of the world’s leading experts on ultimate human performance. His latest work, Bold was called a “visionary roadmap for change,” by president Bill Clinton and spent many weeks atop both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. His previous book, The Rise of Superman, was one of the most talked about books in 2013 and the first book in history to land on national bestseller lists in the sports, science, and business categories simultaneously. In it, Steven decodes the science of flow, an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best. Just as Rise explores the upper limits of individual possibility, his book, Abundance, explores the upper limits of societal possibility, breaking down four emerging forces that give humanity the potential to significantly raise global standards of living over the next 20 to 30 years. Abundance spent 10 weeks atop the New York Times bestseller list and appeared on four prestigious “Best Book of the Year” lists. A Small, Furry Prayer—Steven’s book about the relationship between humans and animals—was a national bestseller and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; West of  Jesus, which examines the neurobiology of spiritual experience, was a Pen/West finalist; and his bestselling novel, The Angle Quickest For Flight, won the William L. Crawford IAFA Fantasy Award. His writings have been translated into over 40 languages and appeared in over 80 publications, including The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, Forbes, Wired and TIME. He also writes “Far Frontiers,” a blog about science and culture for Forbes.com, appears frequently on television and radio, and lectures widely on technological, scientific and cultural issues, both to corporate and education institutions.

Coming Up… Main Fiction: “Hiraeth: A Tragedy in Four Acts‏” by Karen Lord Originally published in Reach for Infinity, edited by Jonathan Strahan Karen Lord, a Barbadian author and research consultant, is known for her debut novel Redemption in Indigo, which won the 2008 Frank Collymore Literary Award, the 2010 Carl Brandon Parallax Award, the 2011 William L. Crawford Award, the 2011 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature and the 2012 Kitschies Golden Tentacle (Best Debut), and was longlisted for the 2011 Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature and nominated for the 2011 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Her second novel