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Books like The Rise of Superman
The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler is about flow state, peak performance, extreme sports. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi · Psychology
Flow is Csikszentmihalyi's landmark study of optimal experience — those moments when people are so deeply absorbed in an activity that time warps, self-consciousness disappears, and effort feels effortless.
Read the summary → - Can't Hurt Me
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David Goggins · Memoir
Can't Hurt Me is David Goggins's memoir of escaping an abusive childhood, failing military entrance requirements, becoming a Navy SEAL, and then becoming one of the most accomplished endurance athletes in the world — not through talent or privilege but through a deliberate, painful process of forcing himself past every limit he had.
Read the summary → - Peak Performance
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Brad Stulberg · Health
Peak Performance is Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness's synthesis of performance science across domains — athletics, science, art, and business.
Read the summary → - Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Angela Duckworth · Psychology
Duckworth's central claim is that talent is overrated.
Read the summary → - Born to Run
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Christopher McDougall · Health
Born to Run begins as a personal injury investigation.
Read the summary → - 80/20 Running
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Matt Fitzgerald · Health
80/20 Running is Matt Fitzgerald's evidence-based argument that the most common mistake recreational runners make is training too hard, too often.
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