Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance: Secrets from the Sages for Being in the Zone

Gregory, Jason

ISBN 10: 1620559234 / ISBN 13: 9781620559239

Verlag: Inner Traditions, 2020

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance: Secrets from the Sages for Being in the Zone
• Verlag: Inner Traditions
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1620559234
• ISBN-13: 9781620559239
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: very_good

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Inhaltsangabe

Reveals a structured mind-body system for cultivating effortless action and intelligent spontaneity for peak performance

• Details 4 fundamental habits and routines that are essential for developing peak performance and explains how to incorporate them into daily life

• Explains the cognitive science behind the development of expert skills and how the teachings of ancient Eastern sages align with these scientific findings

• Offers practices for cultivating physical and mental intelligence, fasting the mind, and harnessing creativity to achieve your desires

Integrating the wisdom of the ancient sages with modern science, Jason Gregory explains how world-class artists and athletes reach peak performance--and how you, too, can harness this “lifestyle technology” to make your actions effortless, enjoy intelligent spontaneity, and reach optimal performance at a peak level. Drawing on modern cognitive science, Gregory explains dual process theory, which divides mental activity into two spheres: cold cognition, analogous with rational thought, and hot cognition, based on emotional intuition--a theory anticipated by ancient Eastern thought, especially the teachings of the Chinese sages. The author explains that peak performance is impossible to achieve by relying solely on cold cognition as it cuts you off from the energy reserves necessary to excel. He shows how the athletic concept of being “in the zone” is based on practices that have become energized by hot cognition and thus instinctive.

Outlining a structured training system that blends hot and cold cognition, the author identifies four fundamental habits and routines that lay the foundation for a healthy embodied mind and mindful body and thus are essential for developing peak performance and success. He explains how these training methods are practical applications of ancient wisdom from Zen and Taoist traditions, such as wu-wei, as well as how they are supported by recent medical research. Building on the four fundamentals, he offers practices for cultivating physical and mental intelligence, fasting the mind, and harnessing creativity to achieve your desires.

Gregory explains how, with regular practice, we can use the four fundamentals to create masterpiece days. And, as the masterpiece days compound, you build an unstoppable momentum where success is inevitable.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jason Gregory is a teacher and international speaker specializing in the fields of Eastern and Western philosophy, comparative religion, metaphysics, and ancient cultures. For many years he has lived in Asia studying the spiritual traditions and meditative practices of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, visiting some of the most remote places in the world. The author of several books, including Fasting the Mind and Effortless Living, he divides his time between Asia and Australia.