Steven Kotler: The Myths Around Ageing And The Misconceptions About Trauma
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In this episode of the Align podcast, Steven and I talk about what it means to get older and the myths around ageing. We also discuss how we can develop wisdom, where it exists in the brain and how we can access it as we get older. Steven tells us about how you can age more healthily by staying creative, spending time in nature, nurturing social connections and more. We also touch upon the misconceptions about trauma and its benefits. If you want to find out how to thrive in your older years, give this a listen!
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.
Steven is the author of eleven bestsellers (out of fourteen books), including The Art of Impossible, The Future is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, Bold and Abundance. His work has been nominated for two Pulitzer Prizes, translated into over 50 languages, and has appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, TIME, and the Harvard Business Review.
Alongside his wife, author Joy Nicholson, he is also the co-founder of The Buddy Sue Hospice Home for Old Dogs, a canine elder care facility, and Rancho de Chihuahua, a dog rescue and sanctuary.
What we discussed in the episode:
01:58 The poignant misconception that Western culture has about ageing
06:52 White matter is like myelination
13:54 Optimistic Views on Aging on Personal Experience in Thirties
21:55 Why do we need activities in novel outdoor environments?
30:50 Crisis of identity
34:11 Lifelong learning is crucial to performance ageing
41:13 How does one identify wisdom in the body, in the brain, and how does one specifically start to develop wisdom?
45:46 Focus Meditation
48:43 Learning how to go from beginner to intermediate as a park skier?
54:58 The truth of the matter is that most of the time, encountering trauma is a good thing
57:31 Trauma wasn't a word that we used very often
Learn more about Steven:
Website: www.gnarcountry.com
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-kotler-4305b110/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KotlerSteven/
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