🧠Flow is all about the quality of your attention.

If there are things interrupting and distracting you, you won't get into Flow.

Fragmented attention leads to an experience that feels scattered, disjointed, tiring, and unproductive.

Unfortunately, scattered focus is often the norm. 😟

• We try to multitask.
• We keep a million tabs open.
• We make sure our iPhones, Slack, Discord, Instagram, Twitter, and Email are all in sight and easy to access.
• We keep ourselves accessible and available just in case anybody needs us (and so we don't miss out on anything).

Experiencing Complete Focus is a major challenge.

It takes deliberate effort to overcome the standard mode of operating.

But it's doable. 

✅ Ask Yourself: Will I be able to fully concentrate, without interruptions, for a sustained period of time?

To allow our attention to become totally absorbed in what you are doing, you need to:

• Minimize and eliminate distractions
• Put yourself in the right environment or workspace
• Give yourself enough time for your attention to reach peak absorption (you likely won't get into flow during a 10-minute work session)
• Set boundaries and expectations with yourself and others
• Identify what contextual elements enhance your focus (e.g. the right music, the right tools, the right coffee ☕️, etc.)

⚡️Here are some specific questions you can ask yourself to design your work session for more Flow:

• Where is the best place for me to work on this?
• When is the best time to work on this?
• How much time can I block for this?
• What can I do to create an environment that gives me better focus?
• What distractions can I block, eliminate, or lessen?
• Can I turn off my phone and other notifications?
• Is there anyone I need to communicate with to let them know I will be focused on doing XYZ (so that they don’t interrupt me)?
• Is there music or sound that I can use to help me better focus?
• What else will help me focus?

👇These (and more) can all be found in the Find Your Flow Checklist👇