Conquering 4 Enemies of Flow:
1.Multitasking– The reason, why you should always ignore multitasking is that When you jump from one task to another your brain absorbs a lot of oxygenated blood and make you feel frustrated!
So just ignore the idea of multitasking if you really want a flow in your work do one thing at a time.
2.Fear of Failure– “Perfectionism reduces creativity and innovation” says Hara Estroff Marano. In Flow you are try to push your comfort zone…a little, and it’s obvious to fail.
You can’t achieve flow and its peak with perfectionism and without small failures.
3.Stress– Everyone have some problem, and distracts you from flow. Do a simple thing to eliminate worries.
Example: Think you have a family issue, and it distracts you, Just write it one a piece of paper and say a specific time to think about time, let’s say 4:15.
Why time? Because if you don’t tell a time you have to mess with it now! And if it’s still distracts you then go and something for the problem, and come back later!
4.Lack of Conviction– If you doubt yourself, then ask yourself these three questions –“ Do I have the necessary skills to do this? Do I have enough passion to do this? Do I have all the information to do this?”
And if the answer to any of the question is no, then set the task aside until you can answer each as yes. And your all answers are yes!
Then my next Question: ‘Are you ready to achieve state of flow and enhance your productivity?’