Agenda

• Learn 230% faster

• Achieve 5x productivity
• Amplify creativity

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 Overview

• Hack flow by using the 17 triggers

• Build your life around the flow cycle

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 Overview

• 4 Psychological triggers
• 3 Environmental triggers
• 9 Social triggers
• The creative trigger

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 Overview

• The 4 Phases of Flow

1. Struggle Phase
2. Release Phase
3. Flow
4. Recovery Phase

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 1 - Intensely Focused Attention

• Singletask
• 11/25-rule
• Tough deadlines

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 2 – Clear Goals

• Mastery goals
• Small chunk
• 1 to 3 per day

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 3 – Immediate Feedback

• Identify feedback mechanisms

• Reproduce
• Create

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4 – Challenge-to-Skill Ratio

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 4 – Challenge-to-Skill Ratio

• 4%
• Mastery goals
• Seek out challenges

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 5 – High Consequences

• Take small social risks

• Take responsibility
• Jump into deep water

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 6 – Rich Environment

• Sensory Information Overload

• Concentration
• Creativity

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 7 – Deep Embodiment

• Total physical awareness

• Roam around
• Get to know people

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 8 – Serious Concentration

• Full attention on the present moment

• Look into the eyes of the speaker
• Turn off your phone

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 9 – Shared and Clear Goals

• Leeway for creativity

• Long term vision
• Short term goals

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 10 – Good Communication

• Positivity
• Trust
• Look into everyone’s eyes

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 11 – Familiarity

• Spend time together

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 12 – Equal Participation

• Build Trust
• Help and mentor
• Growth mindset

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 13 – Shared Risk

• Create need for creativity

• Accountability
• Burn bridges of retreat

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 14 – Sense of Control

• Everyone has a say

• Control challenge level
• Trust others to do great

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 15 – Close Listening

• Immersed in conversation
• No planned responses
• Paraphrase

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 16 – Always Saying Yes

• Build on ideas
• Leave ego behind
• Solution orientation

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 17 – The Creative Trigger

• Find new connections

• Increase level of mastery
• Create

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 18 – Bonus Trigger – Music

• Rotate playlists
• Instrumentals
• Music you enjoy!

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 The Flow Cycle

4. 1.
Recovery Struggle
Phase Phase

2.
3.
Release
Flow
Phase

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 1 – The Struggle Phase

• Cortisol + Noradrenaline
• Ingrained habits surface
• Believe in the process

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 1 – The Struggle Phase

• 5 Tricks to Start Moving

1. Start easy
2. Use rewards
3. Start moving
4. Create pressure
5. Get mad at fear

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 1 – The Struggle Phase

“80% of success is showing up”

– Woody Allen

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 1 – The Struggle Phase

“The more something threatens your

identity, the more you will avoid doing it.“
– Mark Manson

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 2 – The Release Phase

• Concentration  Nitric Oxide

• Avoiding distractions
• Meditation

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 3 – Flow

• Do what you love

• Flow triggers
• Live a healthy life

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 4 – The Recovery Phase

• Replenish neurotransmitters
• Have fun
• Sleep

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 The Flow Cycle

4. 1.
• Struggle: Start the task Recover Struggle
y Phase Phase
• Release: Concentrate Deeply
• Flow: Perform at your peak
• Recover: Have fun
2.
3.
Release
Flow
Phase

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 The Flow Cycle in Daily Life

• Embrace the struggle

• Maximize flow triggers
• Avoid distractions
• Recover with fun

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 Key Takeaways

• Embrace the struggle

• Take risks
• Singletask with all your attention

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