Steven Kotler – Zero to Dangerous – Flow Research Collective

Helping professionals redefine their baseline and tap into peak performance…
Use Flow States to Sharpen Your Focus, Triple Your Productivity, and Reach Your Goals in Record Time
Steven Kotler – Zero to Dangerous – Flow Research Collective

9 spots remaining

Zero-to-Dangerous helps you accomplish your wildest professional goals while reclaiming time, space and freedom in your personal life.

Are you struggling to balance your lofty professional goals with your family life, health and internal wellbeing?
We get it! It’s not your fault. We’re here to help.

We’ve combined the most powerful elements of executive coaching with scientific research and cutting edge digital delivery to produce a powerful solution.

‍

The real problem is not only huge, but it’s everything, everywhere, all the time:

The average knowledge worker is only productive for 2.3 hours per day

‍
Every week, they spend half a day duplicating work they did the week before

‍
They check their email 36 times per hour

‍
They’re interrupted 56 times per day

‍
They waste 36 hours in unnecessary meetings a month

And most devastating of all: the average knowledge worker is interrupted every 11 minutes (and it takes up to 23 minutes to get back into focus after a disruption).
The modern workplace steals your attention and undermines your best intentions at every turn. But your attention is your access point to peak performance.
In Zero-to-Dangerous, you’ll reclaim your attention and prioritize flow.

‍

From there, it’s possible for you to achieve more in the next year than what some achieve in their entire career.

How Does Zero to Dangerous Work?
Zero to Dangerous has three main elements that help you achieve your goals.

ELEMENT 1
Daily Content & Exercises
Over eight weeks, you’ll master the world’s most cutting edge, science based strategies for achieving peak performance in business and life. Our framework will help you produce real results fast—freeing up time, reducing overwhelm and spending your entire workday in flow!

ELEMENT 2
Intimate PhD Level Coaching
You’ll work one on one with a PhD level psychologist or neuroscientist coach over eight weeks. All of our coaches are world leading experts and will push you to where you want to go—and far beyond.

ELEMENT 3
Lifetime Group Coaching & Community
Every week, our PhD level coaches facilitate live group coaching sessions. Imagine being plugged into a community of peak performing business leaders who provide you with accountability, support and feedback. You’ll have lifetime access and all time zones are accommodated.

What Results Should I Expect From Zero to Dangerous?

01. Laser-Like Clarity
about where you’re going in life and business, and exactly how to get there

02. Diamond-Like Adaptability
so that pressure, adversity and uncertainty forge you into a stronger leader

03. Become Recession-Proof
by spending your entire work day in flow (which we believe is the ultimate competitive edge)

04. 500% Increases In Productivity

so you can get more done on Monday than you currently do in an entire week (no joke)

05. On-Demand Access To Flow States
so you can stay in that hyper-focused zone and say goodbye to the distractions of technology and trivial nonsense

06 Remove Self-Sabotage, Urgency, And Overwhelm
so that you can be fully present with your family and those who matter to you

07. Rockstar Resilience And Recovery
to become that person who’s always in a state of calm, unflinching, ruthless effectiveness

08. Free Up Your Time
so you can have more space to think, develop skills, and pursue your passions

Zero to Dangerous is for you if…

You’re a skilled professional with great ideas and bold goals. You’re driven, disciplined, and creative. You are familiar with flow states and committed to performing at your absolute peak

You’re tired of the always-on, crazy busy, chaotic pace of the 21st century and you want to graduate to a new, smarter way of living and working

You get paid well based on your ability to use your brain to solve problems (entrepreneurs, executives, knowledge workers)

You identify as a high-performer… but you know the way you’re working isn’t optimal. Something is missing, and you don’t want to leave results on the table

More about the Zero to Dangerous curriculum:
Zero to Dangerous has three engines that drive you towards your goal

Week 1 — Cultivating Your Dangerous Mindset & Flow 101

In this week you’ll learn how the world’s most successful people think and see reality. You’ll also learn the neuroscience behind flow states so you can begin recreating them in your own life.

1. Welcome To Zero to Dangerous Day 1

The download on how the entire training works in one simple hit. The simplicity of Zero to Dangerous contributes to our near perfect completion rates.

2. The Difference Between Zero & Dangerous Day 2

A statistical breakdown based on cutting-edge research of what “average” performance looks like versus “elite performance”. This will allow you to self-identify on the spectrum and see how far you have to go.

3. The Four Fundamental Elements Day 3

You’ll learn the four fundamental elements that underscore the mindset of the world’s most successful people. You’ll also learn how to adopt them into your own.

4. Truth Filters, Discernment & First Principles Day 4

Zero to Dangerous does not train opinion. It’s science backed. Here you’ll learn about how to differentiate fact from fiction to enhance your decision making and critical thinking.

5. The History Of Peak-Performance Day 5

A comprehensive breakdown of the lineage of research Zero to Dangerous has emerged from. This will improve your retention as you’ll have the background for all of the ideas we’ll cover.

6. Flow & It’s Triggers Day 6

Here you’ll learn about what flow states actually are, along with how to trigger one.

7. The Flow Cycle
Day 7

Here you’ll learn about the four stage flow cycle and how to build it into your own life so you can rapidly shift from flow to recovery and back.

Week 2 — Becoming A Time Jedi & Battling Cognitive Load

In this week we’ll shatter any preexisting notions you have around the concept of time. Then we’ll rebuild your perception of time from the bottom up so that you can unlock time abundance once and for all.

1. Redefining Productivity Through Leverage Day 1

The mainstream definition of productivity is shockingly flawed. Here we’ll redefine the term so you clarify your thinking an action and unlock true productivity.

2. Shattering The Myth Of Time Day 2

Time is a beast that is forever difficult to tame. Here we’ll re-install a whole new belief system about time so you can achieve permanent time mastery.

3. Liberation Through Elimination Day 3

If you follow the steps in this video, and take action, you will reduce time spent doing things you don’t want to do by at least 25%. Bold claim, but we stand behind it.

4. Liberation Through Simplification Day 4

Here you’ll learn why simplification is a ferocious competitive advantage untapped by the masses. You’ll also takes steps to simplify every element of your existence so you can harness the power of simplicity.

5. Liberation Through Automation Day 5

Henry Ford once said “Man minus machine is a slave. Man plus machine is a free man”. Here you’ll learn how to unlock time, energy and attention by doubling down on those things you’re humanity makes you uniquely good at—while outsourcing everything else to technology.

6. Liberation Through Lubrication Day 6

Most of us underestimate the power of “friction”. Here you’ll learn how to use friction to unlock a state we call “superfluidity”—where the entirety of life takes on an effortless nature.

7. Assembling Your Flow Container Day 7

We’ll go deep into the power of Parkinson’s law and have you cut your workweek down to 50% of the hours you currently work. All the while boosting your output.

Week 3 — Reclaiming Sanity With Burnout Proofing, Recovery & Sleep

This week you’ll evolve into an executive athlete. That means learning how to sleep better than you ever have, dialling in your recovery practices and making yourself immune to burnout.

1. Cycling Flow To Become An Executive Athlete Day 1

The ultimate blueprint to leave the ranks of the average knowledge worker so you can join the “executive athletes” and enjoy the benefits that this style of work brings.

2. The Little Known Art of Burnout Proofing Day 2

Turn’s out burnout is a well researched topic. Here you’ll learn the six triggers for burnout, and how to reduce your susceptibility to each of them. The end result? Making yourself permanently immune to burnout.

3. Sleeping Your Way To Self Actualization Day 3

The way you’re sleeping is blocking you from unlocking your potential. Likely in a way that’s much more severe than you think. Let us help.

4. Becoming A Disciple Of Sleep Day 4

Here you’ll learn the 16 science backed action steps to sleep better than you ever have before.

5. Hacking Struggle & Regulating Stress Day 5

Some stress is a good thing. Chronic stress is poison. We’ll teach you how to achieve the perfect level of stress for elite performance and flow.

6. Saying No For Flow Day 6

Peak performers know how to set boundaries to protect their time, energy and attention. Doing so requires some serious skill in the art of saying no. We’ll show you exactly how to say no.

7. The Myth Of Rushing Day 7

Do you like being in a rush? If so, skip this module. If not, then we’ll show you how rushing is a cognitive fallacy and how to stop if forever.

Week 4 — Optimizing Your Physiology With Positive Psychology

In this week we’ll teach you how to get your biology to work for you, not against you. You’ll master the non-negotiable habits that science says every human being needs to be performing to max out performance.

1. Surrendering To Your Biology Day 1

As a human being there are certain non negotiable things you have to do to perform at your best. Here you’ll learn what they are.

2. Fueling Your System Day 2

Here we’ll teach you the three fundamentals of health to cut through the noise. We’ll also give you a ruthlessly efficient way of discerning what supplements are worthwhile. Oh—you’ll also learn how to achieve permanent hydration.

3. Mastering Your Meat Suit Day 3

Most people believe they think with their brains. That’s false. Our entire bodies contribute to the nature of our thinking. We’ll show you how to improve your performance by tapping into “embodied cognition”.

4. Gratitude To Win Day 4

Gratitude makes your brain work better. You’ll learn the most effective gratitude practices along with a big, uncomfortable gratitude challenge.

5. High Performance Mindfulness Day 5

We’ll define mindfulness with a level of simplicity you’ve likely never encountered before. Then we’ll teach you a multitude of approaches to improving mindfulness. Meditation is only one option.

6. Relationships As Oxygen & Attitudinal Contagion Day 6

Turns out the classic self-help saying that “you’re the average of the five people you spent the most time around” has a neuroscientific basis. We’ll teach you the exact steps needed upgrade your peer group (joining Zero to Dangerous will help you do this anyway). This intervention is shockingly potent.

7. The When Of Peak-Performance Day 7

To join the ranks of the elite performers, you’ve got to understand one critical thing: when you work, it is more important than how much you work. You’ll learn your unique biorhythms so you can surf the waves of your energy day to day.

Week 5 — Waging War On Distraction & Overwhelm

This week is where you steal your sanity back from the technological overlords. We’ll be helping you undo the brain melt and stimulation dependency. All so you can unlock a laser like focus so powerful you’ll have to be careful where you look.

1. Fighting 21st Century Brain Melt Day 1

Modern day life is breaking most people’s brains. We’ll show you what this looks like neurophysiologically—along with how to protect yourself.

2. Overwhelm Assasination Day 2

The outcome here is simple: a step by step system to avoid overwhelm. Right now and forever.

3. Battling Distraction & Defending Attention
Day 3

You’ll learn how to barricade yourself from the litany of distractions coming your way. Why? So you can experience a lazer like focus you never knew was possible.

4. Severing Technologies Attention Tentacles Day 4

The exact settings to put your smartphone and laptop on to optimize yourself for flow states. Along with the best tech tools peak performers use to squeeze more out of their time.

5. Escaping Technological Slavery Day 5

This module will provide a detailed roadmap for exactly how to interact with your technology. The goal being to teach you how to drop off your tech, without becoming cut off.

6. Assembling Your Temple of Flow Day 6

A satisfyingly straightforward module: every ingredient you need to build a working environment that’s optimal for flow. From the lighting to the desk setup.

7. Taking Stock On Your Danger Day 7

As you can see, you’re going to cover a TON. Heren we’ll take stock and make sure you’ve fully on track and seeing stellar results.

Week 6 — Limitless Motivation, Pristine Clarity & Flowy Execution

This week will involve you finding that electricity running through your veins level motivation that fuels the world’s top performers. You’ll also learn the keys to 10xing what you currently get out of a workday.

1. The Formula For Limitless Motivation & Momentum Day 1

Ever wondered how so people have that neverending “electricity running through their veins” level motivation? Here’s the playbook to achieve that for yourself. This will be ultra helpful if you’ve got a transition coming up in life.

2. Trigger Neuroscience & Autonomy Day 2

The deep science of what triggers a flow state. Along with a roadmap to deploy these triggers. Oh, and a roadmap for impenetrable freedom in life (turns out this is called autonomy and also triggers flow).

3. Clear Goals & The Challenge Skills Balance Day 3

Two of flow’s most powerful triggers. You’ll learn how to harness these everyday to drive yourself into wildly deep, long flow states. Consistently.

4. Unlocking Pristine Clarity Day 4

Not 100% sure where you want to go in life? Or what your next steps are? That’s a shame because it’s likely blocking you from flow. We’ve got a pretty damn effective solution for you.

5. Asymmetric Warfare, Power Moves & Extreme Intentionality Day 5

We’ll bet you’ve encountered some blisteringly effective people in life. This video will show you exactly how they set up their workday to achieve intimidating effectiveness.

6. Calendar Worship & Time Tracking Day 6

You’ll learn how to set up your calendar optimally. Why? So you can sit back, relax and know that if you knock out what’s on your calendar, day after day, you’ll end up where you want to be.

7. Bedtime Flow & Wake Up Flow Day 7

The step by step morning and evening routine, backed by science, and optimal for flow. Along with action steps so you can implement it immediately.

Week 7 — Building A High Flow Lifestyle

By now, you’ll have a lot of the peak performance tools under wraps. Here we integrate it all so you can start to live at the upper edge of your potential. All the time. We’ll make this a new normal for you.

1. The What The Hell of Flow Day 1

After all the learning you’ll have done by now, we’re going to revisit the basics with another deep dive into flow science. This time in a little more detail.

2. Flow Cycle 1: Struggle & Release Day 2

Mastering the flow cycle is a crucial component of Zero to Dangerous. This module will show you exactly how to master the first half so you can plunge yourself deep into flow on demand.

3. Cycle 2: Flow & Recovery Day 3

The second half of the flow cycle. Here you’ll learn how to elongate your flow states and recover rapidly on the backend. All so you can get back in again.

4. Leaning Into Your Strengths & Invisible Skills Day 4

We advocate a strengths first approach to performance. You’ll discover what you’re most lethal, hidden strengths are so you can begin to build your work and life around them. The result will be more fun, more flow and a hell of a lot more success.

5. Becoming A Feedback Fiend Day 5

Without feedback you can’t access flow and you certainly can’t improve. Every system needs feedback to become better. We’ll show you why resistance to feedback is self sabotage. Then you’ll learn the four steps to gather feedback constantly.

6. The External Triggers & VUCA For Flow Day 6

Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity are a struggle for most people. For people who understand neuroscience, they’re a potent way of accessing powerful flow states.

7. Group Flow & The 80/20 of Emotional Intelligence Day 7

You’ll learn how to access flow states with others. You’ll also learn about the fundamentals of EQ and why you should listen to understand, not to respond.

Week 8 — Sustaining Peak-Performance Forever

Most performance programs result in a short spike in performance for two to three months. Then behavior returns to baseline. Zero to Dangerous strives for the opposite. Your results should compound aggressively over the long term. This week shows you how.

1. The Dark Side of Flow & Self Sabotage Day 1

A journey into the most common forms of self sabotage engaged by peak performers. This module will likely be confronting. It should be equally liberating.

2. The Art of The One Day Month Day 2

Does what it says on the tin. Here you’ll learn how to get done in one day, what currently takes you a month.

3. Forging Unstoppable Grit Day 3

The science of grit, along with a playbook to help you become ferociously gritty.

4. The High Flow Blockers Day 4

The most common blockers of peak performance, simplified and turned into an actionable checklist. No more getting stuck with dips in your performance.

5. The High Flow Checklist Day 5

The whole of Zero to Dangerous reduced down into one simple checklist you can monitor every week and day to ensure you’re on track.

6. Gamifying Elite Performance Day 6

Gamification is a powerful tool to drive behavioural change. You’ll learn why and be given a “gamification map” to deploy immediately in your own life.

7. The Art of Impossible Day 7

A reminder of what’s possible for you. Along with a detailed, one on one breakdown of all of your results through Zero to Dangerous (and how to ensure you keep rising up from here on out).