High Achievers: Psychedelics and the Search for a Meaningful Life

By Florian Lanzer

Everything optimized. Now what?

The job is going well. The life is built. On paper, it all adds up. And still there's the sense that something essential is missing.

This book explains why that happens, and why more and more people are looking for the answer in a psychedelic experience. It follows people through guided psilocybin processes and shows what happens when patterns loosen that insight alone can't reach. It connects the neuroscience behind it with what actually takes place in practice: in preparation, during the session, in the months that follow.

What you'll find in this book

How psilocybin works in the brain, and why the latest research from Johns Hopkins and Imperial College London is redefining our understanding of changeWhy insight alone doesn't change patterns, and what it takes insteadHow professional psychedelic facilitation actually works, from preparation through the session to integrationWhat the risks and limits are, and how to recognize a reputable facilitatorWhat can shift after an experience like this: in daily life, at work, in relationships

Who this book is for

For founders, executives, and creatives who function on the outside while carrying a question on the inside that can't be optimized away. For anyone who wants to understand what psychedelic work actually involves, beyond the headlines and the retreat marketing. Honest about the risks and the limits as much as the possibilities.

A book about what's missing when everything is there. And about what separates a meaningful life from a successful one.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3982870712
• ISBN13: 9783982870717
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Lucid Horizons Publishing
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"