--- title: "1 Along for the ride Quotes By Steven Kotler" description: "1 Along for the ride quotes by Steven Kotler. Plus more from Steven Kotler and more Along for the ride sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/steven-kotler-7422_along-for-the-ride_this-is-another-reason-why-flow-states-s_2425369.png" --- > [“This is another reason why flow states significantly enhance performance: when the “self” disappears, it takes many of our limits along for the ride.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/this-is-another-reason-why-flow-states-significantly-enhance/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/steven-kotler-7422_along-for-the-ride_this-is-another-reason-why-flow-states-s_2425369.png) ## Other authors on Along for the ride - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sarah-dessen-83191.jpg) Sarah Dessen 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/along-for-the-ride/sarah-dessen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-philip-roth-75391.jpg) Philip Roth 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/along-for-the-ride/philip-roth/) ## More by Steven Kotler > [“The United States is in a tough spot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/the-united-states-is-in-a-tough-spot/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“When you strip everything else away, technology is nothing more than the promise of an easier tomorrow. It’s the promise of hope. And how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/when-you-strip-everything-else-away-technology-is-nothing-more-than/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“With the prefrontal cortex down-regulated, most impulse control mechanisms go offline too. For people who aren't used to this combination, the results can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/with-the-prefrontal-cortex-down-regulated-most-impulse-control/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“of the benefits of spaying and neutering, it wasn’t until the 1990s that their catchy tag line, “Less born, less killed, less cruelty,” really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/of-the-benefits-of-spaying-and-neutering-it-wasn-t-until-the-1990s/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“The quality most desirable in a CEO? According to a global survey conducted by IBM of 1,500 top executives in sixty countries: creativity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/the-quality-most-desirable-in-a-ceo-according-to-a-global-survey/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [The reasons there are so many clichés about universes inside of dewdrops is because there are universes inside of dewdrops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/the-reasons-there-are-so-many-clich-s-about-universes-inside-of/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“According to the official numbers, shelters take in somewhere between six million and eight million dogs and cats every year and euthanize about half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/according-to-the-official-numbers-shelters-take-in-somewhere-between/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“This means flow packs a double punch: it doesn’t just increase our decision-making abilities—it increases our creative decision-making abilities. Dramatically.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/this-means-flow-packs-a-double-punch-it-doesn-t-just-increase-our/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“A quick search on Google yields over 11.5 billion hits for the word “time.” In comparison, more obvious topics of interest like sex and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/a-quick-search-on-google-yields-over-11-5-billion-hits-for-the-word/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“Risk heightens focus and flow follows focus. This means that the fight-or-flight response primes the body—chemically and psychologically—for the flow state. Athletes report moving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/risk-heightens-focus-and-flow-follows-focus-this-means-that-the-fight/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“Our limits are governed by flow’s ability to amplify performance as much as by imagination’s ability to dream up that performance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/our-limits-are-governed-by-flow-s-ability-to-amplify-performance-as/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“As it turns out, what makes a dog adoptable has very little to do with dogs, a great deal to do with humans.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/as-it-turns-out-what-makes-a-dog-adoptable-has-very-little-to-do-with/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“happiness raises nearly every business and educational outcome: raising sales by 37 percent, productivity by 31 percent, and accuracy on tasks by 19 percent,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/happiness-raises-nearly-every-business-and-educational-outcome/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“Given that seven of the top twenty most-visited sites on the Web are porn sites, and that nearly 33 percent of all Internet searches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/given-that-seven-of-the-top-twenty-most-visited-sites-on-the-web-are/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) > [“Most people live in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/most-people-live-in-a-very-restricted-circle-of-their-potential-being/) [Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/along-for-the-ride/steven-kotler/#itemlist", "name": "1 Along for the ride Quotes By Steven Kotler", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“This is another reason why flow states significantly enhance performance: when the “self” disappears, it takes many of our limits along for the ride.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steven Kotler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/this-is-another-reason-why-flow-states-significantly-enhance/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/steven-kotler-7422_along-for-the-ride_this-is-another-reason-why-flow-states-s_2425369.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/steven-kotler-7422_along-for-the-ride_this-is-another-reason-why-flow-states-s_2425369.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/steven-kotler-7422_along-for-the-ride_this-is-another-reason-why-flow-states-s_2425369.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This is another reason why flow states significantly enhance performance: when the “self” disappears, it…” — Steven Kotler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/along-for-the-ride/steven-kotler/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/along-for-the-ride/steven-kotler/", "name": "Along for the ride Quotes by Steven Kotler", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/along-for-the-ride/steven-kotler/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/steven-kotler-7422_along-for-the-ride_this-is-another-reason-why-flow-states-s_2425369.png" }, "description": "1 Along for the ride quotes by Steven Kotler. 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