Health & Fitness
Today we’re interviewing somebody who is a world traveler and expert in flow states. He’s a writer and consultant and has even given a TedX talk on freestyling.Besides designing his digital nomad lifestyle, he employs a variety of activities to get into a flow state, including slacklining, freestyle rapping, exercising, and meditating.His name is Troy Erstling and he’s an extremely interesting and well-spoken guest.In this episode, Troy shares his thoughts on flow state, how meditation makes you less distractible, resources for productivity, how to set up successful systems for the absence of friction, how to dial in and out of the flow state, and how to maintain the most important relationship in your life.This is a deep dive episode on flow state, so get ready to get in the zone with us!Resources From The EpisodeListen to it on Apple PodcastsStream Episode in the BrowserDownload as an MP3LinksFacebookTwitterPersonification of Emotions (Blog)Vipassana MeditationBooksStealing Fire by Steven KotlerRise of Superman by Steven KotlerDeep Work by Cal Newport The Dice Man by Luke RhinehartWhat is your why? 1:50What is a flow state? 3:58Where can one go so he can learn more about flow cycles? 9:57Do you believe that everybody needs to find their flow state? 12:26How do you meditate while applying the principles of Flow? 20:29Do you have any stories on your end about how meditation has helped you? 28:39How did you come up with the personification of emotion? 30:00What is anchoring and how does it help? 34:00Can you tell us about your meditation practice, Vipassana? 37:00What is hypofrontality? 45:00