“Biochemical state of flow is the state when prefrontal cortex shuts off, time dilates, performance skyrockets and you feel as present as you can ever be.” Maximilian Gotzler, the founder and CEO of Biotrakr and Flowgrade, is one of the leading influencers in the German Quantified Self and Biohacking scene. Being a former professional athlete, he started tracking different biomarkers and connecting them to his diet, fitness level, sleep and other parameters. “… I was really fascinated by this tracking aspect. And I noticed that just the fact that I tracked something already helped me improve because it made me aware, it motivated me to keep going, it showed me progress. And that’s how I got into the quantified-self scene.” Now, he is pursuing his vision to use the power of cutting-edge diagnostics to enhance human performance and to offer tools and actionable guidelines to everyone who wants to upgrade his or her physical and mental capacities. He explains that flow state is the ultimate state of being human. According to him, “flow is a measurable state of mind, in which one is so focused that everything around falls away, action and awareness merge, time dilutes, ego vanishes and performance skyrockets.” His …