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Below are the best articles we could find on Peak Performance.

Peak performance—also frequently referred to as “flow”—is a state of optimal physical or mental performance, or sometimes both. In this state, we feel fully engaged in the task at hand, completely present and confident in our ability to accomplish it. This state has been studied by experts in several different disciplines from the perspective of sports, art, business, and everyday life. Achieving periods of peak performance is closely related to both physical and mental health, our environment, and our ability to let go of outside distractions. While flow is a transient phase that comes and goes, every one of us can encourage its more frequent appearance in our own lives.

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Why Being Creative Is Good for You

What is the key to creativity, and how does it help our mental health? Beverley D’Silva speaks to Artist’s Way author Julia Cameron and others about ‘flow,’ fear and curiosity.

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How Emotional Intelligence Enhances Athletic Performance?

EI is not only about being cool-headed enough to manage those clutch versus choke situations but also about knowing exactly if and when you can push yourself, as well as precisely how to do so and for how long this can be done before you crash.

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How Googlers Avoid Burnout (and Secretly Boost Creativity)

You have to “turn it off” to “turn it on” when it matters most.

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A Sports Psychologist Reveals The Secrets To A Powerful Mindset

The reality is not that they think differently. It’s that they don’t think. It’s the absence of thought. It’s the absence of cognition. It’s the absence of emotion. That really is the advantage.

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Weed Shouldn’t Be Banned for Elite Athletes, Some Experts Say

The disqualification of a leading U.S. Olympics candidate has brought the World Anti-Doping Agency’s marijuana prohibition under fire

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The High-Tech Race to Make Deadly Adventure Sports Safe for Anyone

Risky pursuits like BASE jumping offer a buzz better than any drug. New technologies provide the same rush without the danger.

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A Performance Expert Reveals 3 Simple Techniques to Get 'In the Flow'

Jamie Wheal is a performance expert and the coauthor of "Stealing Fire". In the book, Wheal and coauthor Steven Kotler share how Navy SEALs, maverick scientists, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs achieve deep mental states of concentration and creativity. Following is a transcript of the video.

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Steven Kotler And Jamie Wheal: What You Can Learn From Top Performers

I spoke to both Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal, coauthors of the national bestseller Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work, about why they focused on performance enhancement for their book, their four accelerating...

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Opinion: What Navy SEAL Team 6 Can Teach Us about How to Succeed at Work

SEALs go against most default approaches to leadership, training and execution to excel under adversity.

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Science Can Help You Reach Enlightenment—but Will It Mess with Your Head?

For a long time, research into flow states was subjective—researchers had to rely on people’s self-reported experiences to understand altered states of mind.

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