How To Get Into Flow State and Make Massive Progress Quickly (TPS314)

Have you ever been working on a work or personal project and you realize you’ve made massive amounts of progress? It feels like the time just flew by, and instead of feeling drained after, you feel awesome and energized.

In this episode, we’re going to talk about how to get into a state of Flow, and we’ll give you 5 tools you can use to get there yourself.

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Cheat Sheet:

• The top 3 productivity resources for this week [3:19]
• What flow state is and why we all strive for it in our work [6:37]
• The three things you need to get into a flow state [12:34]
• How to create a flow state ritual [14:55]
• Why visualizing your day is an easy way to hone your focus for flow state [28:33]
• How focusing on a single task at a time can reinforce your state of flow [30:53]
• What Brooks means when he says you want your tasks to be difficult but not too hard [36:05]
• How to find a quiet and calm place to get into flow state [43:04]
• Using the Pomodoro technique and deadlines to help get reinforce routine [46:43]
• Action steps you can take to integrate today’s topic into your life [52:37]

Links:

• Indeed
• Sleep Cycle
• Blinkist
• TripMode
• Headspace
• Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
• Ulysses
• Screenflow
• Breville Tea Maker
• The Virgin Way: If It’s Not Fun, It’s Not Worth Doing
• Thinking, Fast and Slow
• Check out our Morning Ritual Starter Kit at theproductivityshow.com/morning
• Eat Your Frog
• Ticktime
• Time Timer

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