- Eliminate distractions: avoid anything that distracts your focus (i.e. your phone) - Biological peak time: find when you have the most energy in the day in order to get your greatest potential (for me, I have the greatest potential at 4.00 am to 7.00 am. So I think I should sleep during 9.00 pm to 4.00 am or 5.00 am and do my task) - tasks difficulty level: focus on the task that just over your skill a little bit - Focus on specific task: list the clear goal (i.e. you need to do a project, don’t set an unclear goal like “I will finish this thing in 3 days” just set a goal like “I will finish the research and the question part in this day and tomorrow I will finish the data gathering and analysis part and next day I will finish the presentation slide and prepare my presentation”)
as a person with adhd, this is basically my go to state whenever I'm studying, but i do experience downsides because in such intense focus, one forgets to take care of the body's needs and loses track of time & other tasks
As someone with Ne dom (meaning I have so many ideas flowing that I can’t focus on one task at a time- which is both good and bad depending on the context but definitely a negative for a strict academic environment), this is probably the only way I’ve found to completely emerge myself in a task .
I once got into a flow state when drawing a thing. It was 3 am, and I sat down in my bed, put the reference picture and copy before me, and I just completed it. I felt like a god. every single pencil stroke was perfect. I'm glad this state is trainable
I think for me it’s because I’m too tired to be distracted but sometimes I get the best study time in the middle of the night! Like all of a sudden the world fades around me and I feel like a genius understanding the concepts in front of me. Totally get this
As someone with ADHD, I hit this pretty easily when I'm left to my own devices at work. To the point where I sometimes get frustrated that people can't do the same, which I understand isn't fair. Blocking time out was a big one for me, and setting a timer with that so that I don't keep going past and miss slacks or emails was a big help.
I have adhd and I get into a state called hyper focus when I do something I’m very excited about, which is pretty much the same as flow except that once you are done with it you feel very sad, tired and hopeless
Also have ADHD and I think you're projecting with that last bit Why would you feel hopeless after going into hyper focus? That's not a natural part of it, is there shame around your adhd that could be surfacing?
@@RoundedWaffle another ADHD person here. I think maybe it’s the drop off of dopamine after you finish something you’ve been manic about. Also, the shame aspect you mentioned probably plays a huge part always lurking in the subconscious to sabotage the reward system. Maybe shame is what keeps us from having the normal reward system working in our brains that normal people have. And it’s this loop because we’re always ashamed of the problems we have from ADHD. For me, after I accomplish something I usually never feel good. I feel like shit that I didn’t get it done sooner or crappy that it took up so much time and I still have so much more to do. I rarely feel like I did well doing it because I know a normal person would have done the task much better in far less time. Sucks. The one exception was when I used to go into a sort of manic state and get a month worth of stuff done in like two or three days and feel like I was taking over the world. I was medicated for a long time for that and now off those meds I don’t have those times anymore.
@Tnijo O very interesting. To elaborate I've felt shamed by say a girlfriend for hyper focusing on my music rather than her, which kind of made me stop being productive on all fronts And I think something interesting to be said that regularly people feel "accomplished" when finishing something and adhd folk only feel "relief" at best But all of the other things you're stressing about are more anxiety based than ADHD based I believe, if you can narrow down the things you worry about and have empathy and patience for your own brain the dread and stuff doesn't have to be a part of it I promise
Also, a helpful thing to do is start studying in bursts of really short times (for me what works is like, 5 minutes) and keep repeating the timer (take breaks every x runs depending on your time period. For me it's 1 min:5 mins of break:work). There'll be a point where you're at the middle of something or the timer becomes more of a disturbance than a tool, and that's when you switch it off and deep dive ig. I've tried this for a really short time (so idk if this is long term) but it's worked better than most other stuff to get into flow because of the break:work ratio thing (which gives you incentive to max out on work so that your break will be more substantial but also gives you a tiny reward at the end of each piece of work ig). In my experience I'll hit flow in about 20 mins - 30 mins depending on how much I want to do the thing. Soo, if anyone wants to try this out lmk how it goes for you?
@@kalleskit Hey dude, np! Glad it helped. I have procrastination issues as well and since I can't plan for shit (pardon my language) it's more helpful to make a before session workflow or something (for me currently since I've just started it's outcome, expected time frame, and how I'm going to gauge my progress). Planning the thing this way feeds into doing the actual thing which is hella helpful if you choose to try it out. It also prevents you from being too much of a perfectionist since you have an expected outcome and measure of progress to ensure you don't overdo it. E.g. for Maths it'd be like: - Outcome: Understand inverse functions - Time: 1 hour - Progress measure: 10 sums and how much I get right out of that or something along those lines Hope this helps as well, dude! I've been struggling with procrastination and I've only recently (like legit in the last week) figured out stuff that works for me, so lmk if it works for you as well?
@@ad2409 Thank you so much for the response and further advice, means a lot! I'm a CS engineering student so I can relate to the inverse functions as well haha...
@@ad2409 can you describe flow by itself. What does he mean you lose sense of self? Never tried that much and I don't like games. I watch yt so is when I watch ytbe for so long. I get absorbed in the vid (or like a movie tho I don't watch much of that too anymore).
I think this is why I get school work done mostly on weekends when I can manage my own time, get enough sleep, and can chose my environment. Having to go from class to class every day just makes it hard to do much. I think it is why I end up staying up late to get work done. You can stay up for hours and easily get an uninterrupted chunk of time to work. However, you also go to bed at 3am and are then absolutely miserable every day when you wake up. While I can trigger this flow state pretty easily (depends on what I have to do though), it doesn’t save me time because I’m forced to live on other peoples’ schedules. The asynchronous way is the best way.
As someone quite familiar with flow, this video reinforced my ability to actually implement it in my life! You can't wait for flow. You're gonna blow up my dude, you are potently genuine!
why is he so underrated???? like he is way way better than those mfs who just try to stretch the video so long before they tell us anything and sometimes we even don't get anything out of it just like he said they just tell us to buy some course or program. this dude just went straight to the point and even added skits in between to make it so much more better and did not stretch the video at all!! i subbed man keep doing what u r doing people will find and recognize u sooner or later
This came in clutch preparing a Minecraft project over the course of a month while going through my last year in school, you have gotten no idea how much I appreciate the time and effort you have spent making this video, thank you
I noticed I was actually using your flow state methods at home without knowing it after watching this video. I often wondered why I wrote amazing papers or could conduct hours of research when I had alcohol (whiskey) and had lofi playing in the background. I was able to achieve a feat I've never done before and graduated my MA program with a 4.0. I would spend my weekdays researching topics and categorizing the information into sections where they could be useful. Then on the weekends I would isolate myself to my computer room, down almost an entire bottle of whiskey over the 2 days, and play lofi music the entire time as I entered this trance like zone of creativity and focus. Now that I am free of homework and writing papers, I hardly drink anymore and kind of lost my ability to focus. I'll have to check out more videos like this to see what I can do to induce that state of focus and calm I had during my college years. My triggers for flow are messed up bro haha. I definitely don't want to become an alcoholic or take some medication to reach that type of high level of focus again.
Actually my flow comes after I allow my stress in. When I don't fear it and watch it, really watch it, suddenly it loses its power and all there is, is me and my task. Deep breaths helps me. I also get a killer runners high, but it's so good that I don't want to do anything else afterwards because I feel so content, so I run in the evenings instead of the mornings.
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I agree, its my first time seeing this. Def am curious about how he did this type of editing as I want to learn it myself. Great information and charismatic guy as well
Thats me after procrastinating for two weeks. I leave my projects for last minute because “it’s so much work I don’t know where to start” I’m too overwhelmed to even start. Then I have deadline in 48 hours and basically disappear for the world and produce the best work exceeding my own expectations. I would prefer to be organised tho and manage my time properly, and be super focused like that daily. I’m 34 so I’ve tried for long time and can’t change.
For me if I’m sleeping, eating and exercising well it’s much easier to get into this state. As a bonus I realized taking breaks in between my task gave my brain time to rest and get hungry again.
Great video dude! Im still at the point where i can only enter the flow state while gaming. In that state im so relaxed and ahead of most other players that i mvp almost every Match haha. The only obstacle now, is figuring out how to use it for and at work
I get into flow naturaly whenever i write texts in school all the time during the right circumstances but its not until I master getting into flow for the things I try to learn in my freetime that acually mean something to me I will begin master life.
I was surprised when I checked your subscriber count and saw that it was 2.93k instead of the 100k I had assumed. Despite the lower number, your content and presentation make you sound like an experienced and skilled TH-camr.
I have a ton of hobbies, and I reach this flow state in all of them. I'll be doing sparring in Jiu jitsu and be completely in the zone, or I'll be playing music, doing card magic, playing competitive/challenging video games or whatever else thing that I know well enough. But my mistake was choosing to do maths and physics at university.. there is no flow state when you're getting stuck on hard concepts. Like putting an entire day in and not solving a single maths problem, really makes you unmotivated. But I guess there are no short cuts, just a ton of work.
My problem is that my biological peak time is at 2am. I finally finished some big assingments I'd been putting off for months by staying up late with the intention of not going to bed before finishing my work and having a checklist of the things I needed to do. A few days ago I also got some studying done this way. Unfortunately most of society (including school) follows a different schedule
I don't think it's 2 am honestly. I think you need to turn off your phone and spend the whole time doing nothing. Most night owls start at 10 pm, maybe that would be the suited time for you.
@@thesevenkingswelove9554 You got all that out of... what? You don't know me. My phone is a nokia with no internet and my assignments are online so I can't exactly turn my pc off
@@liljatupsu You might have a circadian rhythm disorder. I’m drawing a blank of what it’s called but I have it and it’s always wrecking my life. I also have ADHD. The sleep disorder makes you dumb and tired all day until later in the evening you come alive and turn into a genius. It’s like your body and mind are on two different circadian rhythms. The only way to fix it is to get up at the crack of dawn and get outside and exercise, to reset the circadian rhythms all together with the light. Ironically, the people that would be hardest for are the ones with the disorder. I did finally do it, by some amazing miracle, and it was good for a while until a tragedy occurred and I got all off my perfect sleep cycle and now I’m trying to get back into it. The severe sleep inertia most of the morning and afternoon is awful. I don’t think people without sleep disorders can understand how daunting everything in life is when you’re dealing with stuff like this. I’ll remember what it’s called later and try to come back here. If I were going to name it, I would call it “your whole life is f*cked and you’ll never function in society” sleep disorder, but that name is so long. But, no- you can overcome it or just build your life around the schedule. The difference from the disorder to being a night owl is that you’re like a total zombie most of the day and then come alive. I think. Idk. Anyways, sorry if that’s not you and you wasted time reading this long comment. Forgive me.
ive been aware of the flow state for a while now. B very careful with getting obsessed with it bc I literally do not feel happy when I can't get into this state bc of my current emotional state. It becomes a double edge sword, bc then it's hard to get anything done! But spot on!! I subscribed, looking forward to learning more from u my man. Also ur edits were funny!
i think i get the flow state when im doing essays, i have the talent for linguistic stuff such as writing, reading, understanding language (im a bilingual and is fluent with english) i learned english from roblox when i was young, was exposed to foreign english speaking people so i had to try to communicate through english? i dont know how fluent i was back then but i had a grade 4 level of english (elementary school grading) and well i might just have linguistic intelligence. so i find making essays very easy. i just get the paper think of stuff research, i lose my conscious mind and im usually very aware about myself but i get the flow state very easily in things im talented at and skilled at, youre not even fully aware that you yourself, the conscious mind telling yourself to write this word, its just intuitively or subconsciously done, and focused, thus the flow state.
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I actually go into flow at around midnight because I reach a point of exhaustion where I completely focus on the work I am doing and ignore everything else.
@@TalkingHeadMimir So far, it's been fantastic. The students are surprised at how quickly the lessons go by. A lot of it is getting them to "eliminate distractions" aka not blurt out or interrupt XD They have a concert soon and are performing music well above their grade level, so this certainly helps.
@@musicsdarkangel Glad to hear it! It gets a little easier each time you try, so I'm sure they'll refine their technique lol Good luck with the concert!
I’m a student of Abraham Hicks who teachings bring me miracles everyday all day so I believe it. 🧘♀️✨💖 And it does start with meditation and things like appreciation but great artists have already tripped upon it.
I think I've already been doing this. I think of my life as going from Alpha to Omega - where Alpha is doing nothing whatsoever (relaxing) and Omega is complete focus on a given task. The problem for me is that I have terrible time-management because I assume I can just switch to Omega mode and stay there indefinitely. It's exhausting and unsustainable.
I've been there. Used to be close to it, quite a bit, actually. But, sometimes, on rare occasions, I do things like read several books of the Bible in a few hours, while taking breaks to clean the kitchen in spurts, in a very detailed manner. And, that is a time when no one else is around and I have nothing else that I need to do.
I see a lot of people here who say they have ADHD and have trouble focusing. To all of you I suggest to buy ear plugs. Try to put them in for maybe 10 or 20 minutes per day. Don't do anything, maybe breathing excersie or walk around outside, maybe cook a meal, something simple. This should help you get a little more control over it and also be more calm when you use it. At least it helped me along my journey.
The hard part is that my internal drive to be in flow state with my distractions is too strong. That dopamine pull keeps me in a flow state with the distractions making it harder to eliminate them. Controlling dopamine is the key to flow state I feel.
I love this. Thank you so much. You speaking of things I harbor and keep to myself. Relationships ruin my flow lol I wish I could jus stay in the flow and bang who I want when I want. This way I never get out of flow....keep it up dude
For your thumbnail maybe try using a brighter red for the arrow and for the side with the A have the picture have multiple books on a desk while you are reading the book so it drives home the idea you are more productive because you get more done
I like the advice. We do really use only 10% of our brain, even bible states it. The rise of short term content because if this stinky TikTok, definitely triggered the short attention span, and less concentration. Even I noticed it after myself, when spent too much time on reels. Atomic habits also stated that motivation is not really a thing, it’s what surrounds us make a cue for action. If you see a candy, but don’t want it, you still gonna eat it. It’s just there, and you brains react to it. Same thing with a flow, no distraction means inner peace and consistent work. I’ve tried it, eliminated all distractions, sleep schedule is on point, I see progress. Great video 👍🏻
here's a couple pro tips on how to get a week of work done in one day. 1. Cut corners on everything. 2. Deny the need of the work to be done. 3. Hire 5 people to do your job.
Jason Lewis mind amend channel has some isochronic music that helps my brain get there. For me, specifically the “cognition enhancing for complex tasks” are deep flow state winners (for word stuff)
Use binaural beats, it's like a way to get yourself into the flow state A LOT more easily! I've used it a million times, and it works! You don't distract yourself with other sounds if you can only hear the beats. Less distraction-> more focus. Binaural beats also activate the "Alpha state" which is a super learning state of mind. So if you have an exam, youtube search "90 mins study session."
Sometimes you need to break your specific task down even further because it has so many components that it becomes a distraction in itself. It truly is more efficient to focus on one single task completely before moving on.
Adhd off medication here, I find flow when it hits 10pm, and everyone is asleep, I go into this state where I absorb info and make connections between unconnected things. Sadly I've been working literally everyday and unable to stay up past 8pm, so now I hit a 50% flow at work, which is nice since I've made leaps in terms of progress in getting seen as a responsible and trustworthy employee, (I just turned 21) so if you made this far, thanks
I usually go into the flow as soon as I get home. I get dressed and work immediately on what I need to get done, cuz I know the moment I get in that bed and "rest for a bit" I'm never getting up again. I think it's easier cuz my brain would say "I'll just do this one thing until I feel tired and then go eat dinner so I could relax and continue the rest later"
1:27 is my local skatepark in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Chernaya Rechka metro station Why am i pointed out this? This is the first place where I learned what is flow Bcz I’m a professional scooter/skateboard rider, I know that without flow any extreme sports is impossible So to get to this state u have a special thing named “warm up” or “раскатка” in Russian And yes, u need to spend time(about 1 hour) and a lot of energy till u get only to normal condition of ur riding ability,and if u want progress everyday, u have to ride minimum 5-6 hours a day, and that’s not a joke So the same thing I think with every art/science/sport type of Idk useless comment, but still…..
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The unfair thing is you as a man can easily find out your biological peak time because your hormone cycle is 24 hours long, so resets each day. For women it is harder, because our hormone cycle is somewhere between 25 to 35 days. On different phases (menstrual phase, follicular phase, ovulation phase, and luteal phase) of the cycle our peak is different. We have our peak on the follicular and ovulation phases and our lows on luteal and menstrual phases. As you can see, our biological peak is in days not hours.
It's difficult to get into flow if you hear "mommy, mommy" the whole time. And they're teenagers who are technically able to pour Coke for themselves. But I love them.
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- Eliminate distractions: avoid anything that distracts your focus (i.e. your phone)
- Biological peak time: find when you have the most energy in the day in order to get your greatest potential (for me, I have the greatest potential at 4.00 am to 7.00 am. So I think I should sleep during 9.00 pm to 4.00 am or 5.00 am and do my task)
- tasks difficulty level: focus on the task that just over your skill a little bit
- Focus on specific task: list the clear goal (i.e. you need to do a project, don’t set an unclear goal like “I will finish this thing in 3 days” just set a goal like “I will finish the research and the question part in this day and tomorrow I will finish the data gathering and analysis part and next day I will finish the presentation slide and prepare my presentation”)
Great summary!
I needed this haha that video was all over the show
Thanks alot
When you have an infinite amount of tasks to pick from...
That's a strange peak time
as a person with adhd, this is basically my go to state whenever I'm studying, but i do experience downsides because in such intense focus, one forgets to take care of the body's needs and loses track of time & other tasks
Woah sorta like ur super power
If it's on something good, it wouldn't be so problematic.
As someone with Ne dom (meaning I have so many ideas flowing that I can’t focus on one task at a time- which is both good and bad depending on the context but definitely a negative for a strict academic environment), this is probably the only way I’ve found to completely emerge myself in a task .
That’s why ADHD is actually a ability
@@carljohnson4473 can't honestly agree with that.
I once got into a flow state when drawing a thing. It was 3 am, and I sat down in my bed, put the reference picture and copy before me, and I just completed it. I felt like a god. every single pencil stroke was perfect. I'm glad this state is trainable
I’m sure you’ll get it again with practice! Good luck
I think for me it’s because I’m too tired to be distracted but sometimes I get the best study time in the middle of the night! Like all of a sudden the world fades around me and I feel like a genius understanding the concepts in front of me. Totally get this
@@TalkingHeadMimir how to regularly get into flow?
Well you are not a God. You are a slave.
As someone with ADHD, I hit this pretty easily when I'm left to my own devices at work. To the point where I sometimes get frustrated that people can't do the same, which I understand isn't fair. Blocking time out was a big one for me, and setting a timer with that so that I don't keep going past and miss slacks or emails was a big help.
I have adhd and I get into a state called hyper focus when I do something I’m very excited about, which is pretty much the same as flow except that once you are done with it you feel very sad, tired and hopeless
Also have ADHD and I think you're projecting with that last bit
Why would you feel hopeless after going into hyper focus? That's not a natural part of it, is there shame around your adhd that could be surfacing?
@@RoundedWaffle another ADHD person here. I think maybe it’s the drop off of dopamine after you finish something you’ve been manic about. Also, the shame aspect you mentioned probably plays a huge part always lurking in the subconscious to sabotage the reward system. Maybe shame is what keeps us from having the normal reward system working in our brains that normal people have. And it’s this loop because we’re always ashamed of the problems we have from ADHD.
For me, after I accomplish something I usually never feel good. I feel like shit that I didn’t get it done sooner or crappy that it took up so much time and I still have so much more to do. I rarely feel like I did well doing it because I know a normal person would have done the task much better in far less time. Sucks.
The one exception was when I used to go into a sort of manic state and get a month worth of stuff done in like two or three days and feel like I was taking over the world. I was medicated for a long time for that and now off those meds I don’t have those times anymore.
@Tnijo O very interesting. To elaborate I've felt shamed by say a girlfriend for hyper focusing on my music rather than her, which kind of made me stop being productive on all fronts
And I think something interesting to be said that regularly people feel "accomplished" when finishing something and adhd folk only feel "relief" at best
But all of the other things you're stressing about are more anxiety based than ADHD based I believe, if you can narrow down the things you worry about and have empathy and patience for your own brain the dread and stuff doesn't have to be a part of it
I promise
This is me after my music session
Also, a helpful thing to do is start studying in bursts of really short times (for me what works is like, 5 minutes) and keep repeating the timer (take breaks every x runs depending on your time period. For me it's 1 min:5 mins of break:work). There'll be a point where you're at the middle of something or the timer becomes more of a disturbance than a tool, and that's when you switch it off and deep dive ig.
I've tried this for a really short time (so idk if this is long term) but it's worked better than most other stuff to get into flow because of the break:work ratio thing (which gives you incentive to max out on work so that your break will be more substantial but also gives you a tiny reward at the end of each piece of work ig).
In my experience I'll hit flow in about 20 mins - 30 mins depending on how much I want to do the thing. Soo, if anyone wants to try this out lmk how it goes for you?
As someone with severe procrastination issues, this is gold! Like pomodoro but actually helpful, kinda tricking your own brain. Thanks!
@@kalleskit Hey dude, np! Glad it helped. I have procrastination issues as well and since I can't plan for shit (pardon my language) it's more helpful to make a before session workflow or something (for me currently since I've just started it's outcome, expected time frame, and how I'm going to gauge my progress). Planning the thing this way feeds into doing the actual thing which is hella helpful if you choose to try it out. It also prevents you from being too much of a perfectionist since you have an expected outcome and measure of progress to ensure you don't overdo it.
E.g. for Maths it'd be like:
- Outcome: Understand inverse functions
- Time: 1 hour
- Progress measure: 10 sums and how much I get right out of that or something along those lines
Hope this helps as well, dude! I've been struggling with procrastination and I've only recently (like legit in the last week) figured out stuff that works for me, so lmk if it works for you as well?
@@ad2409 Thank you so much for the response and further advice, means a lot! I'm a CS engineering student so I can relate to the inverse functions as well haha...
ooh this is a cool Idea. I'm going to try this
@@ad2409 can you describe flow by itself. What does he mean you lose sense of self? Never tried that much and I don't like games. I watch yt so is when I watch ytbe for so long. I get absorbed in the vid (or like a movie tho I don't watch much of that too anymore).
I think this is why I get school work done mostly on weekends when I can manage my own time, get enough sleep, and can chose my environment.
Having to go from class to class every day just makes it hard to do much. I think it is why I end up staying up late to get work done. You can stay up for hours and easily get an uninterrupted chunk of time to work. However, you also go to bed at 3am and are then absolutely miserable every day when you wake up.
While I can trigger this flow state pretty easily (depends on what I have to do though), it doesn’t save me time because I’m forced to live on other peoples’ schedules. The asynchronous way is the best way.
Literally me. I feel like I was not made for the regular school schedule.
I've never thought of applying flow state to anything other than sports and music. Very helpful video.
You're not alone! Just take it slow, and don't get discouraged
As someone seeking "flow", I appreciate this content.
As someone quite familiar with flow, this video reinforced my ability to actually implement it in my life! You can't wait for flow.
You're gonna blow up my dude, you are potently genuine!
Potently genuine I love that lol Glad to hear it helped! Thanks for the support
why is he so underrated???? like he is way way better than those mfs who just try to stretch the video so long before they tell us anything and sometimes we even don't get anything out of it just like he said they just tell us to buy some course or program. this dude just went straight to the point and even added skits in between to make it so much more better and did not stretch the video at all!! i subbed man keep doing what u r doing people will find and recognize u sooner or later
Reading this made me smile, thank you!! I'm grateful for the support
This came in clutch preparing a Minecraft project over the course of a month while going through my last year in school, you have gotten no idea how much I appreciate the time and effort you have spent making this video, thank you
Thanks for the support!
I noticed I was actually using your flow state methods at home without knowing it after watching this video. I often wondered why I wrote amazing papers or could conduct hours of research when I had alcohol (whiskey) and had lofi playing in the background. I was able to achieve a feat I've never done before and graduated my MA program with a 4.0. I would spend my weekdays researching topics and categorizing the information into sections where they could be useful. Then on the weekends I would isolate myself to my computer room, down almost an entire bottle of whiskey over the 2 days, and play lofi music the entire time as I entered this trance like zone of creativity and focus. Now that I am free of homework and writing papers, I hardly drink anymore and kind of lost my ability to focus. I'll have to check out more videos like this to see what I can do to induce that state of focus and calm I had during my college years. My triggers for flow are messed up bro haha. I definitely don't want to become an alcoholic or take some medication to reach that type of high level of focus again.
Maybe you can take the alcohol bit away. And then experiment. Maybe your brain will learn to do it without whiskey.
You are smashing it with the quality of videos before all the subscribers dude. Great inspiration, thank you.
That's really nice to read, thank you!!
Actually my flow comes after I allow my stress in. When I don't fear it and watch it, really watch it, suddenly it loses its power and all there is, is me and my task. Deep breaths helps me. I also get a killer runners high, but it's so good that I don't want to do anything else afterwards because I feel so content, so I run in the evenings instead of the mornings.
Summary for tip for flow -
- [ ] Distracting
- [ ] Energy -bio
- [ ] Difficultly level - above skill level -4% - active process-intervaling
- [ ] Clear specific goal
- [x] Specific focus- Ritual /cue
there is an urgent project that needs to be done tomorrow and this video came at the right time. Thanks, dude.
Good luck, hope you get it finished!
Dude, you deserve way more subs. Really high equality videos right off the bat even with such a low subscriber count.
Thanks for saying so! I hope someday, but I’m grateful for the support
Damn you are really under-rated!
I've lately been trying to get into the flow state.
This is a good video :)
Thank you! Just keep practicing, you got this :)
My first time ever seeing your channel. Your editing is INCREDIBLE and I absolutely love the message. TH-cam community pay attention to this hidden gem. Keep up the great work and this channel is gonna blow up. Seriously nicely done!!!!
Reading this made me smile :D Thanks for commenting! I'm grateful for the support
I agree, its my first time seeing this. Def am curious about how he did this type of editing as I want to learn it myself. Great information and charismatic guy as well
Thats me after procrastinating for two weeks. I leave my projects for last minute because “it’s so much work I don’t know where to start” I’m too overwhelmed to even start. Then I have deadline in 48 hours and basically disappear for the world and produce the best work exceeding my own expectations. I would prefer to be organised tho and manage my time properly, and be super focused like that daily. I’m 34 so I’ve tried for long time and can’t change.
For me if I’m sleeping, eating and exercising well it’s much easier to get into this state. As a bonus I realized taking breaks in between my task gave my brain time to rest and get hungry again.
You can certainly reach flow while multitasking, it just requires a really long youtube video and a drawing you're excited to work on :)
I just love this genius .. first vid I watch on your channel .. I think the acting scenes are great as well and help me not get bored with info
Great video dude! Im still at the point where i can only enter the flow state while gaming. In that state im so relaxed and ahead of most other players that i mvp almost every Match haha. The only obstacle now, is figuring out how to use it for and at work
Keep practicing, you got it!
Facts lol I'm so good at organization/management games. Why tf can't i organize and manage my own life :/
Finally a video about improving productivity that is clear and concise.
Appreciate it!
I get into flow naturaly whenever i write texts in school all the time during the right circumstances but its not until I master getting into flow for the things I try to learn in my freetime that acually mean something to me I will begin master life.
I was surprised when I checked your subscriber count and saw that it was 2.93k instead of the 100k I had assumed. Despite the lower number, your content and presentation make you sound like an experienced and skilled TH-camr.
Thank you! Maybe someday!
@@TalkingHeadMimirnot maybe, you will soon!
I have a ton of hobbies, and I reach this flow state in all of them. I'll be doing sparring in Jiu jitsu and be completely in the zone, or I'll be playing music, doing card magic, playing competitive/challenging video games or whatever else thing that I know well enough.
But my mistake was choosing to do maths and physics at university.. there is no flow state when you're getting stuck on hard concepts. Like putting an entire day in and not solving a single maths problem, really makes you unmotivated. But I guess there are no short cuts, just a ton of work.
Omg I thought this was a big channel when I saw it in my feed but wow this is an amazing channel especially for a small one definitely subbing
Thanks for the support! I appreciate it!
As someone who doesnt get anything done when not in the flow state, this video holds quite some truth
I watched this video once a day for 5 days, now I can do in 1 day what I did in 16807 days. Thank you!
You're welcome 🤣
My problem is that my biological peak time is at 2am. I finally finished some big assingments I'd been putting off for months by staying up late with the intention of not going to bed before finishing my work and having a checklist of the things I needed to do. A few days ago I also got some studying done this way. Unfortunately most of society (including school) follows a different schedule
I don't think it's 2 am honestly. I think you need to turn off your phone and spend the whole time doing nothing. Most night owls start at 10 pm, maybe that would be the suited time for you.
@@thesevenkingswelove9554 You got all that out of... what? You don't know me. My phone is a nokia with no internet and my assignments are online so I can't exactly turn my pc off
I actually felt this way too. Fortunately, mine became earlier at some point lol
@@TalkingHeadMimir My aunts were complaining about not being able to stay up late anymore so I'm hoping it'll happen to me too eventually
@@liljatupsu You might have a circadian rhythm disorder. I’m drawing a blank of what it’s called but I have it and it’s always wrecking my life. I also have ADHD. The sleep disorder makes you dumb and tired all day until later in the evening you come alive and turn into a genius. It’s like your body and mind are on two different circadian rhythms. The only way to fix it is to get up at the crack of dawn and get outside and exercise, to reset the circadian rhythms all together with the light. Ironically, the people that would be hardest for are the ones with the disorder. I did finally do it, by some amazing miracle, and it was good for a while until a tragedy occurred and I got all off my perfect sleep cycle and now I’m trying to get back into it. The severe sleep inertia most of the morning and afternoon is awful. I don’t think people without sleep disorders can understand how daunting everything in life is when you’re dealing with stuff like this. I’ll remember what it’s called later and try to come back here. If I were going to name it, I would call it “your whole life is f*cked and you’ll never function in society” sleep disorder, but that name is so long. But, no- you can overcome it or just build your life around the schedule. The difference from the disorder to being a night owl is that you’re like a total zombie most of the day and then come alive. I think. Idk.
Anyways, sorry if that’s not you and you wasted time reading this long comment. Forgive me.
One day this channel is going to be huge
Hope so! So get your subs in now before it becomes cool LOL
I love the self awareness, thanks algorithm gods
Good luck on your journey!
Thank you! I appreciate the support ❤
Can't believe your channel only has 2.5k subscribers. I hope your channel blows up man great content
Thanks for the positive comment
ive been aware of the flow state for a while now. B very careful with getting obsessed with it bc I literally do not feel happy when I can't get into this state bc of my current emotional state. It becomes a double edge sword, bc then it's hard to get anything done!
But spot on!! I subscribed, looking forward to learning more from u my man. Also ur edits were funny!
Great video! I was like "WTF why this guy doesn't have more than 100k?" Keep doing it, new sub
Appreciate it! Maybe someday 😍
i think i get the flow state when im doing essays, i have the talent for linguistic stuff such as writing, reading, understanding language (im a bilingual and is fluent with english) i learned english from roblox when i was young, was exposed to foreign english speaking people so i had to try to communicate through english? i dont know how fluent i was back then but i had a grade 4 level of english (elementary school grading) and well i might just have linguistic intelligence. so i find making essays very easy. i just get the paper think of stuff research, i lose my conscious mind and im usually very aware about myself but i get the flow state very easily in things im talented at and skilled at, youre not even fully aware that you yourself, the conscious mind telling yourself to write this word, its just intuitively or subconsciously done, and focused, thus the flow state.
Mans doing it differently hes doing it the Mimir way. Thats going to become famous one day I can promise you that. Don't even know how I found you but I'm soooooo happy that I did
I love that lol the Mimir way. Thanks for the support!
I actually go into flow at around midnight because I reach a point of exhaustion where I completely focus on the work I am doing and ignore everything else.
I literally just wrote this on the board and will try this with my large ensemble (orchestra students) in 15 minutes. Thank you! :)
Good luck, hope it goes well!!
@@TalkingHeadMimir So far, it's been fantastic. The students are surprised at how quickly the lessons go by. A lot of it is getting them to "eliminate distractions" aka not blurt out or interrupt XD They have a concert soon and are performing music well above their grade level, so this certainly helps.
@@musicsdarkangel Glad to hear it! It gets a little easier each time you try, so I'm sure they'll refine their technique lol Good luck with the concert!
I’m a student of Abraham Hicks who teachings bring me miracles everyday all day so I believe it. 🧘♀️✨💖 And it does start with meditation and things like appreciation but great artists have already tripped upon it.
I think I've already been doing this. I think of my life as going from Alpha to Omega - where Alpha is doing nothing whatsoever (relaxing) and Omega is complete focus on a given task. The problem for me is that I have terrible time-management because I assume I can just switch to Omega mode and stay there indefinitely. It's exhausting and unsustainable.
i always do this,its so helpful. I finished studying for my biology exam in 1 day,while it took my friends more than 3 days
Nice :)
@@TalkingHeadMimir :)
I've been there. Used to be close to it, quite a bit, actually. But, sometimes, on rare occasions, I do things like read several books of the Bible in a few hours, while taking breaks to clean the kitchen in spurts, in a very detailed manner. And, that is a time when no one else is around and I have nothing else that I need to do.
You’re a very likeable dude, keep up the good content 👍
Thank you!
Great video, I was really shocked after watching the video that you only have 400 subscribers, surely it will change soon
Hope so, thank you!
Very funny delivery, great info, thanks 👍🏽
Thanks for saying so!
Damn this editing made me think your channel had a 100k 😭
Yep, your Mimir sub gets you UNBELIEVABLE value 🤣
In a couple of years we can brag we were within the first 700 subs.
@@emankcin1701 darn right
amazing vid, no idea how i found this but totally worth the watch time
I see a lot of people here who say they have ADHD and have trouble focusing.
To all of you I suggest to buy ear plugs. Try to put them in for maybe 10 or 20 minutes per day. Don't do anything, maybe breathing excersie or walk around outside, maybe cook a meal, something simple.
This should help you get a little more control over it and also be more calm when you use it. At least it helped me along my journey.
Thank you for this timely reminder. I needed it.
Glad it was helpful!
The hard part is that my internal drive to be in flow state with my distractions is too strong. That dopamine pull keeps me in a flow state with the distractions making it harder to eliminate them. Controlling dopamine is the key to flow state I feel.
This is exactly how piano teachers tell students to practice their technique.
I love this. Thank you so much. You speaking of things I harbor and keep to myself. Relationships ruin my flow lol I wish I could jus stay in the flow and bang who I want when I want. This way I never get out of flow....keep it up dude
Your videos are very entertaining while being educational thanks.
Glad you think so, Radical Rowlet. Thanks!
Dang how do you not have more subs? Your videos look so good and informative! You def deserve more subs and support!
Hopefully soon, thank you!
wow! I love the editing and content! Deserves way more views
Appreciate it!!
Did everything you recommend today and I really came in a Flow 🎉
That’s awesome!! Happy to hear it
This is a great video. Thank you.
Thanks!
I used to fancy this lass called Flo. I used to dream about getting into Flo and just being in Flo all day long.
I have a test tomorrow and I'm gonna try to get into the flow while revising the material
Good luck!!!
@@TalkingHeadMimir thanks! I did well!
@@farahbilal3895 Awesome!
Sir this is quality content!!! You got a new subscriber
Thank you!
For your thumbnail maybe try using a brighter red for the arrow and for the side with the A have the picture have multiple books on a desk while you are reading the book so it drives home the idea you are more productive because you get more done
Helpful critiques, thank you
@@TalkingHeadMimir np, wishing you all the best
Bahahha
LMAO not his alter ego roasting himself, what a gem
LOL
I like the advice. We do really use only 10% of our brain, even bible states it. The rise of short term content because if this stinky TikTok, definitely triggered the short attention span, and less concentration. Even I noticed it after myself, when spent too much time on reels. Atomic habits also stated that motivation is not really a thing, it’s what surrounds us make a cue for action. If you see a candy, but don’t want it, you still gonna eat it. It’s just there, and you brains react to it. Same thing with a flow, no distraction means inner peace and consistent work. I’ve tried it, eliminated all distractions, sleep schedule is on point, I see progress. Great video 👍🏻
awesome video, you are definitely going somewhere.
I appreciate that!
Once I made entire project on flow just in one night 💪😘. Now I still in recharge 😆. But it was definitely greatest feeling I had.
here's a couple pro tips on how to get a week of work done in one day.
1. Cut corners on everything.
2. Deny the need of the work to be done.
3. Hire 5 people to do your job.
These are all really good tips, but I’m especially fond of 2 😍
Jason Lewis mind amend channel has some isochronic music that helps my brain get there. For me, specifically the “cognition enhancing for complex tasks” are deep flow state winners (for word stuff)
Underrated af
Thank you!!
Use binaural beats, it's like a way to get yourself into the flow state A LOT more easily!
I've used it a million times, and it works!
You don't distract yourself with other sounds if you can only hear the beats.
Less distraction-> more focus.
Binaural beats also activate the "Alpha state" which is a super learning state of mind.
So if you have an exam, youtube search "90 mins study session."
This is good stuff man. Keep it up this is quality
You got it, boss
Such a good video.
Thanks for the comment! Appreciate it
You had me at the clickbait police 😍
Keeping youtube safe LOL
How do you only have 2k subs? learnd so much
Thanks!
Sometimes you need to break your specific task down even further because it has so many components that it becomes a distraction in itself. It truly is more efficient to focus on one single task completely before moving on.
Definitely 👍
Very educational video to breakdown this concept, great job, enjoyed it👍🏽
Thanks for the support!
Adhd off medication here, I find flow when it hits 10pm, and everyone is asleep, I go into this state where I absorb info and make connections between unconnected things. Sadly I've been working literally everyday and unable to stay up past 8pm, so now I hit a 50% flow at work, which is nice since I've made leaps in terms of progress in getting seen as a responsible and trustworthy employee, (I just turned 21) so if you made this far, thanks
I usually go into the flow as soon as I get home. I get dressed and work immediately on what I need to get done, cuz I know the moment I get in that bed and "rest for a bit" I'm never getting up again. I think it's easier cuz my brain would say "I'll just do this one thing until I feel tired and then go eat dinner so I could relax and continue the rest later"
1:27 is my local skatepark in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Chernaya Rechka metro station
Why am i pointed out this?
This is the first place where I learned what is flow
Bcz I’m a professional scooter/skateboard rider, I know that without flow any extreme sports is impossible
So to get to this state u have a special thing named “warm up” or “раскатка” in Russian
And yes, u need to spend time(about 1 hour) and a lot of energy till u get only to normal condition of ur riding ability,and if u want progress everyday, u have to ride minimum 5-6 hours a day, and that’s not a joke
So the same thing I think with every art/science/sport type of
Idk useless comment, but still…..
im using .00001% of my brain. most of that energy is lugging my carcass around.
It's funny at times and informative, just how I like it
Glad you enjoyed it!
I subscribed. Promise me one thing. Please keep sharing true and useful facts like this. Don't sell fake information even when you hit 1 Million Subscribers
You got it, no fake information until 1,000,001 subs 😂
I think i found the hidden gem of the TH-cam:))
Thank you! Appreciate the support
this is gold lmao, especially the japanese segment
that was in fact chinese, the music is probably japanese tho
@@johntitor1561 lel not to be an uncle tom but they're literally the same to me
The unfair thing is you as a man can easily find out your biological peak time because your hormone cycle is 24 hours long, so resets each day.
For women it is harder, because our hormone cycle is somewhere between 25 to 35 days. On different phases (menstrual phase, follicular phase, ovulation phase, and luteal phase) of the cycle our peak is different. We have our peak on the follicular and ovulation phases and our lows on luteal and menstrual phases. As you can see, our biological peak is in days not hours.
You’re so pretty how am I suppose to get focused on the whole flow thing 🤨
Well now I'm flustered, how am I supposed to focus on flow either???
My peak time is 2 am to 5 am but I have normal office hours. It's not ideal.
Damn, I thought this was a video with at least a million views. The Chinese part was hilarious.
Appreciate the support!
this is what I'm relying on now, to complete two weeks of worth in 2 days and after that i got my finals so
Good luck!
@@TalkingHeadMimir thankyou!!
this guy underrated
Thanks!
Wise you are, Mimir
I don't know when I'm most alert, it's different every day with the type of ADHD I have. There appear to be more troughs than peaks. I'll keep trying
I'm subscribing
Hey thanks!!
It's difficult to get into flow if you hear "mommy, mommy" the whole time. And they're teenagers who are technically able to pour Coke for themselves. But I love them.
Love this video! :)
Thank you!!
bro is onto something
Thanks!