This is Steven Kotler. The researcher who's spent 30 years studying what's REALLY behind peak human performance. His message? The secret to achieving the impossible isn't talent or 10,000 hours - it's accessing flow states. Here's his 6 strategies to accomplish the impossible:

In 2008, Jessica Ainscough (22) was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer. Chemotherapy didn't work. Doctors wanted to amputate her left arm and shoulder. But Jess decided to take matters into "her own hands" This is the story of one of the biggest medical frauds in history 🧵

Came to the edge of the world... To rest.

The hardest part about writing is continuing when no-one reads. Unless you're writing for yourself.

If you read a good book... read it again. If you took a good course... take it again. If you ran a lap... run it again.

Who's really raising your kids? Corporate influencers and fictional characters are shaping their values and worldview. It's time to reclaim that power. Write your own stories. Share your wisdom. And be their primary influence.

Don't take life and yourself too seriously… We are our own worst critics. Most other people are not watching and are only really concerned with themselves. Trust me, no one is watching.

Delay gratification. Not action. Start.

Most families outsource their mythology to Disney and Netflix. Missing the opportunity to craft narratives that reflect their unique values and experiences. Time to start writing your own.

If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. — Rudyard Kipling

Write the story only you can tell. Your perspective, your pain, your truth. Generic stories die in obscurity. Personal stories live forever.

All things good are wild and free. — Henry David Thoreau

Disney made $91 billion in 2024 programming YOUR kids. You pay them $15/month to replace your wisdom with corporate values. The irony is suffocating.

Children spend 6 hours daily on screens absorbing stranger's values. You wonder why they don't share yours. The math is simple.

You are what you believe yourself to be. — Paulo Coelho

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every school should teach children to build a healthy relationship with money. That it is a tool, not a master. That we can use it to buy freedom, not stuff. We should grow up knowing wealth is built through discipline, not luck or fame.

Growth doesn't exist in isolation... Todays letter explores why we need community: open.substack.com/pub/legacylett…

Every villain was once somebody's hero in their own story. Teach your children this early. It'll save them from a lot of disappointment.

The world will ask you who you are, and if you do not know, the world will tell you. — Carl Jung