Triggering Flow: How To Guide

Do you want to know how you can be more productive through the use of flow? Flow is described as a state of mind where you are doing your best and you feel your best. We have all experienced at some point or another.

Experts in this filed say in a state of flow you can increase your productivity 200, 300 of even 500%. Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it?

Unfortunately many people don’t specifically get into a state of flow due to them any distractions they allow into their work session or day.

Distractions and Interruptions are Why

We allow ourselves to be distracted and interrupted throughout the day never achieving those desired high productivity levels. Here are some examples:

• The ever present smart phone with all of its potential scrolling opportunities;
• Pesky email or texts;
• Phone calls or folks barging in on your time
• Lack of preparation or organization
• But don’t fret, it’s easy to trigger flow if you know a few easy steps:

Here’s how, step by step:

Step 1: Turn off the phone the email notifications, every ping that could possible distract you.

This is the leading cause of distraction in a work setting. It takes you out of your concentration zone. It is a simple process of turning off the phone or setting up a do not disturb protocol on your email system.

Step 2: Tell you work colleagues that you are not be disturbed under any circumstances. If you are home tell the family.

So many people do the first step but allow interruptions to occur. It’s hard when the kids are young and are sheltering due to Covid, however 90 minutes isn’t asking too much.

These interruptions are not helpful and will cause the same amount of angst as the pings and dings that emanate from your electronics.

Step 3: Find some monochromatic music, headphones if possible and dive into your work.

You will be surprised at how much you accomplish in such a short time period. Furthermore you will notice that the time flies by. Your family will appreciate that after your flow session, you have more time to pay attention to them as well.

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