2. Find Your Flow
The first 15 minutes of any task are the hardest. But once you push through, you enter a flow state, where focus and productivity increase effortlessly.
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In a world full of instant gratification, our dopamine system is constantly overstimulated, leading to burnout, lack of motivation, and difficulty focusing. Inspired by Ali Abdaal's insights, this post explores practical ways to regulate dopamine, boost motivation, and improve productivity.
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It takes you 15 consecutive minutes of focus before you can fully engage in a task. Once you do, you fall into flow, a state of increased productivity.
Click in and out of your work enough times to check the news of social media, and you can go through an entire day without experiencing flo...
Reaching a state of flow
To find a state of flow, your goals need to push you to the limits of your skillset.
When your skills are well-matched to the task at hand, it feels deeply rewarding.
Work At Your BPT (Biological Prime Time)
Getting into flow state is hard if you are low on energy.
Your 'Biological Prime Time' is the time of the day when you have the most energy, and therefore the greatest potential to be productive. To
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