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For flow instead, the problem is the mindset since it deals with the inability to track progress, define tasks, and avoiding a fear-breaks. This last problem, in particular, is the pause we take when a task is too complex.
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There are two techniques of choosing the first task of the day.
Think about each task as an obstacle to jump, while flow is the power that adds up to your jumping skills.
With the first, you can hope your jumping power is strong enough to make the obstacles fall.
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For deep work, the main problem is multitasking and jumping between projects. As Sophie Leroys analyzed in her study , multitasking results in attention residual , which is the inability of our ...
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Without good planning, a project advances twice slower. And since the purpose is to speed up the process, divide your projects into daily macro-tasks.
At the beginning of each project, take some time to split it up and approximately plan the work, leaving some blank spaces ...
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Short deadlines not only make you work harder to finish faster, but they also train you to reach the deep work state constantly. Also, some new tasks may add up to the estimated ones, so you may need those extra hours of work every now and then.
Make every task simple. Each time I have to m...
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Scheduling is another problem that will make you lose a lot of time in the beginning.
Some people schedule before the session. This allows them to start knowing what they have to do, so they don’t lose time on scheduling. Still, they spend their free time thinking doing tha...
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A reliable tracking system is fundamental to switch between one task and another, maintaining flow. The better you track your progress – even in terms of required effort – the greater is the flow you will translate in the following task.
Another useful habit is to check your progress at the...
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In any type of work it is essential to have sessions dedicated to work and rest. The subdivision of your workday depends on what you have to do.
Each session contains a particular task, and usually, each of them takes at least half a session. If you perform repetitive tasks, you need to tra...
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The most relevant part of flow is the ability to match skills with the complexity of the tasks. Every time you set a task, think about making it challenging enough it doesn’t bore you, but also not so harsh you give up on it.
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We experience the "flow state" when a given task becomes effortless and time slips by without our noticing. It's an absorbing, intrinsically rewarding state that we enter when performing certain tasks.
When in the flow state we experience mindfulness and actions and awareness merge, ...
Being in flow means focusing your complete attention on the task in front of you. It is an underrated aspect of our happiness at work.
Flow requires simplicity: if a task is too hard, it will become frustrating too easy and you'll be bored.
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