Sometimes there is a need to perform at your best even when you’re tapped out because the situation demands it. Theres a meeting or a deadline and your focus and attention is needed for the full duration of the stint. You need to milk your productive state of mind for all it can give you … Continue reading How I sustain focus and energy levels throughout the day
What I do when I feel like I’m spinning my tires in the mud
All of us have had the experience where we want to accomplish something but regardless of what we try, we don’t make the progress that we’re looking for. Call it the proverbial, “spinning my tires in the mud”, or “beating my head against the wall”. There’s a problem or challenge we want to overcome, and … Continue reading What I do when I feel like I’m spinning my tires in the mud
My system for reducing overwhelm, anxiety, and stress
One of my biggest problems in my work life is perpetually biting off more than I can chew. Agreeing to things that I shouldn’t be doing, and then in doing so, creating far too much work for myself. The problem with this is often that I underestimate how long something will take me, or how … Continue reading My system for reducing overwhelm, anxiety, and stress
How I maintain productivity when I’m bored and can’t focus
When I was a child I was diagnosed with ADHD. The doctors told me that I couldn’t focus and that I was a “hyperactive” child. As a teenager they tried to give me adderall and it turned me into a zombie. I hated it. Felt like it stripped me of my personality. Needless to say … Continue reading How I maintain productivity when I’m bored and can’t focus
How I use flow triggers at work to improve focus, memory, and learning
What “triggers” a flow state for you? Is it nature? Exercise? A specific activity like writing or a physical sport? Music? All of these stacked together at once?! If you want to get into flow states on a reliable and consistent basis, an important aspect of this is learning what gets you INTO flow in … Continue reading How I use flow triggers at work to improve focus, memory, and learning
How I structure my day for flow states
My journey into flow states started around 2016 when I first discovered the world of Tim Ferriss while running my startup company (but it really started a lot earlier than that). He was the guy who pointed me in the direction of people like Josh Waitzkin, who talks about Flow in the Art of Learning, … Continue reading How I structure my day for flow states
How to reverse engineer flow states for peak performance
Have you ever felt so focused and so immersed in an activity that you lose track of time, things are seemingly effortless, and you perform at your best? That feeling of being “in the zone”, “tapped in”, “in the pocket”, or simply “flowing?” If so, you have experienced what is called a “Flow State" A … Continue reading How to reverse engineer flow states for peak performance
My lifelong journey of chasing flow states
Over the last few months I’ve written a lot about the subject of flow states, but I haven’t written much on why. I haven’t really created any context as to why I’m so fascinated in this subject. I guess I touched upon it a bit in How Flow States changed by understanding of Meditation, but … Continue reading My lifelong journey of chasing flow states
The happiest people on earth are the ones who consistently experience flow states
Throughout the last month or so I’ve been writing a lot about Flow States - what they are, how to achieve them, what is going on in the brain, and more. It’s become a recent passion of mine because it explains many of the times that I have produced my best work. It also explains … Continue reading The happiest people on earth are the ones who consistently experience flow states
The Neuroscience of Group Flow
Ever been in a great conversation where hours seem to pass like seconds? Been a part of a team where everyone is in sync and you can predict each other’s movements? Had a creative brainstorming session at work where that felt like creative wildfire? Played in a band where everyone falls into a groove together? … Continue reading The Neuroscience of Group Flow