We all want to be productive, right? But productivity is difficult to maintain without focus. Any day of the week, there is no shortage of distractions. They come in the form of texts, Facebook notifications and emails. Even meetings — though they may aim to keep us productive — often take us out of “the zone” and off-task.
You may have found that the times that you get the most accomplished are when you don’t even notice time passing. This is the optimal state of focus, known as “flow,” a term coined by Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. It’s like being on autopilot.
