Get into the Zone !
Awesome productivity blog thatvoodooyoudo.com :) writes an indepth article on how to get into the zone at work. Some very good advise. Some exerpts:
Your ability to concentrate can be trained, just as your body can. It is a slow, incremental process, and just like with physical training, the real gains are made through consistency rather than occasional bursts.
The Nine Components of Flow
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Clear goals.
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A high degree of concentration on a limited field of attention.
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A loss of self-consciousness, the merging of action and awareness.
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Distorted sense of time. (he talks of power-of-48-minutes here)
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Direct and immediate feedback; behaviour can be adjusted as needed.
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Balance between ability level and challenge.
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A sense of personal control over the situation or activity.
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Intrinsically rewarding action, so there is an effortlessness of action.
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Focus of awareness is narrowed down to the activity itself.
Read the full article
here
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