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The Science of Finding Flow
What if you could accomplish more by doing less — and enjoy the process? This companion course to The Sweet Spot gives you the videos and hands-on activities to help you find your focus.
Unit 1: The Ideal Worker
Have You Hit a Productivity Wall?
Final Course Instructions… I Promise
Unit 2: Choose
The Problem with Pursuing Pleasure
Activity #1: Think About Your Eulogy, Not Your Resume
Activity #2: Pick your top 5 priorities
Activity #3: Make a not-to-do list
Unit 3: Digital Detox
Checking is Not the Same as Working
Fighting FOMO at Work
Activity #1: Schedule Specific Checking Times
Activity #2: Take a Minute to Disable Notifications
Activity #3: Designate Device-Free Time
Activity #4: Hide the bowl of candy
Activity #5: Tell Your People About Your Digital Detox
Five Ways to Stay on Your Detox
Wrapping Up Unit 3…
Unit 4: Focus
Introduction to Unit 4 – Focus!
Step Awaaaay From the Busyness Competition
Video: An Illness We Are Choosing
The Perils of Multitasking
Activity #1: Schedule Time to Single-Task
How Bad, Really, Are Interruptions?
Activity #2: Build Yourself a Focus Fortress
Prepare to Drop Into THE ZONE
Activity #3: Outline Your Flow Ritual
Short Video: Unit 4 Wrap-Up
Unit 5: Slack-Off
Welcome
Are You Bored? Or Threatened?
The Problem with Nothing
The Benefits of Slacking-Off
Day Dreaming 101
Activity #1: Take Recess!
Activity #2: Eat Lunch, Even if You Are Super Busy
Wrapping up Unit 5
Unit 6: Feel
Welcome to Unit 6!
Here’s What Happens When We Aren’t Authentic
The Benefits of Letting Ourselves Feel What We Feel
Activity #1: Listen to Your Body
Activity #2: Let Yourself Feel What You Feel
Activity #3: Do Nothing. (Really…NOTHING.)
Wrapping Up: Should We “Fake it ’till We Make it?”
Unit 7: Flourish
Welcome to Unit 7: FLOURISH!
The Power of Positive Emotions
Why Happiness Makes Us More Intelligent
Should You Feel Happier More Often?
Activity #1: What Makes You Happy?
Activity #2: Making Gratitude Real
Activity #3: Find Inspiration and Awe
Activity #5: Pick Some Low Hanging Happiness Fruit
Activity #6: Amplify Your Positive Emotions
Activity #7: Swap Stress for Courage
Wrapping Up Unit 7
Unit 8: Connect
Welcome
The Virtue of Love, Even at Work
The Power of Office Friendship
The Great Happiness Amplifier
What’s a Good Friend Worth?
How to Keep Friendship from Fading
Activity #1: Smile at the Barista
The Surprising Benefits of Generosity
Activity #2: Do a Few Quick Favors
Activity #3: Ask for a Favor
Activity #4: Send Well Wishes
Activity #5: Apologize
Wrapping Up Unit 8
Unit 9: The Real Ideal Worker
You Have What it Takes
How to Close the Gender Wage Gap
The REAL Ideal Worker
Where to Go from Here
