The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer

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New York Times Bestseller

Bestselling 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.


What 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? 

We are capable of so much more than we know—that’s the message at the core of The Art of Impossible. 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!

Inspirational and aspirational, pragmatic and accessible, The Art of Impossible is 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. 

  • A Blueprint for Motivation: Go beyond simple willpower with a proven recipe to find your passion, purpose, and the grit needed for relentless persistence.
  • The Science of Accelerated Learning: Master essential skills faster by understanding the neurobiology of learning and applying frameworks used by the world’s top performers.
  • Hacking Creativity and Flow: 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.
  • The Habit of Ferocity: Develop the mindset of elite performers to automatically rise to any challenge and turn impossible dreams into concrete achievements.
New York Times Bestseller Bestselling 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 ...

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21 reviews
Rakesh DAS Das
April 24, 2026
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About the author

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the executive director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. He is the author of eleven bestsellers (out of fourteen books total), including The Art of Impossible, The Future Is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, and The Rise of Superman. His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, has been translated into more than fifty languages, and has appeared in more than one hundred publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, the Atlantic, Time, and the Harvard Business Review. Steven is also the cohost of Flow Research Collective Radio, a top ten iTunes science podcast. Whenever possible, he can be found hurling himself down mountains at high speeds.

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the executive director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. He is the author of eleven bestsellers (out of fourteen books total), including The Art of ...

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