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
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
How to Learn Anything 500% Faster
One of the most important skills that we can learn in life, is the ability to be a better learner. To, quite simply, learn how to learn faster. We’re in the process of a technological revolution that has changed our access to information, and thus our ability to learn new material - and learn it … Continue reading How to Learn Anything 500% Faster
The Neuroscience of Creativity
I’ve always been fascinated by a simple fact - Humans are the only animals that can create art. No other animal can make paintings, songs, dances, sculptures, or in general manipulate their environment like we can. Only humans have the ability to dream up something in their mind, put it down onto paper, and then … Continue reading The Neuroscience of Creativity
Transient Hypofrontality – The Scientifically Verified way to Get out of Your Head
Thoughts racing too much and feel like the monkey mind has taken over? Can’t focus and too many distractions? Inner critic in your head running wild and won’t give you a break? So many of us struggle with a mind that, quite simply, won’t shut the fuck up. Regardless of what we do there’s a … Continue reading Transient Hypofrontality – The Scientifically Verified way to Get out of Your Head
The Brain Dump – How to clear your mind and relax
I speak to a lot of people who are stressed out, anxious, and frustrated about some area of their life - with no way to release it. They carry this stress around with themselves day in, day out, occasionally letting go by venting or waiting until it’s unbearable and they explode. For example the other … Continue reading The Brain Dump – How to clear your mind and relax