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3 Tips to Achieve Flow State 🧠

2023-07-20 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:42 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Productivity and time · mode: List of tips or lessons · tags: Aimed at students

In a Short, Ali gives three tips for getting into a flow state while studying or working: pick an activity that challenges you just enough, get clear on what the session should achieve, and use the five-minute rule to get started.

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The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Three tips for the flow state: a challenging activity, clarity, the five-minute rule

  • ★★ To get into a flow state, Ali says to pick an activity that challenges you just enough to be engaged but not so much that it is hard to start, since small easy tasks let you slip into procrastinating. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ For a flow state, Ali says to get clear on what a session should achieve, such as a word count, finishing a chapter or a crappy first draft; a clear goal helps you stay focused and motivated. — 00:00:00
  • ★ Ali's third flow tip is the five-minute rule: tell yourself you will spend only five minutes on the task, which is often enough to get stuck in and want to continue. — 00:00:29

Threads in this video

  • refine · How do you improve your focus? — To get into a flow state, Ali says to pick an activity that challenges you just enough to be engaged but not so much that it is hard to start, since small easy tasks let you slip into procrastinating. (00:00:00)

Mentioned

Central: Flow state

Also: five-minute rule · Goldilocks Rule

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