Comments on: How to Achieve Laser Focus and Sustained Flow

By: Mathew Anderson

Mathew Anderson — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:04:36 +0000

I must say there is a lot more to be done in terms of software for achieving focus. I could write a piece of software for this purpose I suppose then again I am not focused enough to do it !

By: Nathan Ketsdever

Nathan Ketsdever — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:55:58 +0000

Two key hacks in my blogging workflow:

--Using del.icio.us to capture key links --Then using del.icio.us combined with the advanced search on flickr to find creative commons pics and saving them in del.icio.us --sometimes searching pics in flickr trigger ideas for blogs (particularly about creativity and productivity in a metaphorical way)

However, I still find it hard to go back to old drafts and re-work them. I seem to let the info-explosion of the web overwhelm me a little too much, which is so easy.

By: Kristi Holl

Kristi Holl — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:37:34 +0000

This is a terrific concept–matching your high mental energy time with your low interruption time to find those golden moments in which to create. So often we could structure our time more productively if we kept this principle in mind. I think I’m going to rearrange my OWN schedule for today!

By: Pardes

Pardes — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:07:55 +0000

FLOW is a fascinating subject that eludes most of us. Arriving late (after 34 years) to a managerial position, I find that I’m equally fascinated by the “work” I’m doing and the process of doing it. All techniques of focus will work for someone somewhere but the bottom line is LOVING THE WORK AND THE PROCESS. Pardes

By: JasonP

JasonP — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:02:02 +0000

Procrastination is the name of the game for me. When I set tasks for the day I add in short procrastination spurts. For every 3 hours I am in front of my computer I will allow approximately 15 minutes of internet searching/blogging or whatever else I can distract myself with.

If I stay disciplined procrastination/controlled distractions help me to regain my focus.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:56:01 +0000

www . pandora . com

Internet radio that cost about $35 a year. You create a station based on a artist or song and they play songs that you should like based on the artist/song selection. You can rate the songs as they play, allowing for station customizing in real-time. I enjoy the stations they create and am able to focus on work instead of music selection.

Footnotes:

On recent trip to Canada I was unable to access my Pandora account, looks like the Canadians sense some sort of copyright violations.

Jeff

By: Jason White

Jason White — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:07:23 +0000

Ahem...Nicotine and caffeine: laser focus AND flow.

And @Cesar we (my wife and I) are usually home together each on our own machine doing our own separate things. We almost always have Music choice on and set to Soundscapes.

That 24hr cycle of uninterrupted new age music does wonders for flow because I would never buy any of that stuff, I don't know any of the artists, and it just sits there in the background supporting us.

That's the way to go otherwise you do that procrasti-work stuff where you can't work until everything is just right.

By: Cesar

Cesar — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:46:28 +0000

I find my creativity increases when I have music playing in the background, but I noticed I kept loosing concentration too much, not because of the music, but because I liked to change songs to find that one song if it was in iTunes or on my iPod. Sometimes I’ll just play music from the other room or even crack a window to hear what’s up outside.