When is your productivity peak? For me it must be when I am fully focused into the task at hand – i.e. when I am in flow. Michael Buffington shares his ways of getting into the state of flow. He mentions couple of ways, mainly on isolation, environment and time:
- Pepsi. Sad but true, the caffeine seems to help steady me. I will feel the sugar crash in about 2 hours though, so this needs to be solved. Any more caffeine than a single 12oz can scatters me.
- Competition. When I feel like what I’m doing is in close competition with something else, I get a bit crazy and engrossed. I also get engrossed in games for this same reason.
- Approaching cutoff time. I have four hours to get good work done. Surprisngly, this is a powerful trigger for me.
Getting into Flow – [Michael Buffington]
[...] Nick at blog Life 2.0 releases a small eBook (or huge essay) called ‘Little book of Flow’, which shows how to get into the state of flow and be extremely productive and getting things done. ‘Flow’ as introduced multiple times before, it is a state when we are doing something really enjoy – time flies, ideas streams, productivity is at high peak. This book looks into its detail – the topics include: [...]