How to Find Flow: The Levers that Make it Go
In addition to articles, I read books. It sounds obvious, but for a long time the reverse statement wasn't true. Books were my first love and I found articles repulsive. Why read something if it's only 600 words?
Yet as I wrestled with how to learn more in less time, articles kept popping up. Fast forward to now and I read more articles than books. Slowly, my book reading habit is coming back. An essential part of it is reflecting on books after the fact.
For so long I've either flown through books, never to remember them again, or taken meticulous notes that I've never referenced again. I'm working to find a middle ground by writing out my thoughts. I take few notes while reading and then return about a month later to review the book and capture my thoughts in an article.
The article of this week relates to the book Finding Flow, which I'd heard about for years but never found the time to read. Thanks to the power of audio books and the generosity of LA's library system, I got around to it. The result? The article that follows.
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2 年Very excited to read your article. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is one of my favorite authors since I read "Flow" years ago. It's impacted my professional and personal life ever since. So glad you had the chance to share your thoughts!
Executive Leader - General Management, EOS Integrator, Supply Chain Management, Strategic planning, and implementation of industry 4.0 principles and practices
2 年Jimmy.. Great summary of Find Flow. Many people call this Work balance. There will always be things we do well (and enjoy) at work and things we find difficult (and at times dislike or avoid), but if we put these into areas next to each other the impact is incredible. Few people like to be completing tasks all day which they find stressful, so for those tasks, put them between 2 things you enjoy and you will find them to be completed easier.. sort of like getting a treat for doing the hard stuff... Great summary