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A Formula Of Flow
00:00:00 Hello, listeners, and welcome back to The Science of Self, where you improve your life from the inside out.
00:00:42 Today's book from Peter Hollins is 30 Days to Self-Discipline, a blueprint to bust laziness, escape the couch, become a machine, and accomplish your every goal.
00:03:13 We take an in-depth look at the concept of flow as defined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in his seminal study and publications.
00:05:40 The second set of instructions comes from Hungarian writer Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and his flow theory.
00:09:19 We'll wrap it up beautifully with this from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi himself.
00:11:18 Now I'm ready for a demonstration.
00:14:23 But I mean...30 Days to Self-Discipline: A Blueprint to Bust Laziness, Escape the Couch, Become a Machine, and Accomplish Your Every Goal (Practical Self-Discipline 2.ed) (Live a Disciplined Life Book 9) By: Peter Hollins
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A true guide for procrastinators, slackers, couch potatoes. In 30 days, you won't be one anymore!
Want to get somewhere worth going? It's not going to be easy, and it's not going to be comfortable. This book holds the answers.
You will gain scientifically-proven new perspectives and tips to manage your day, energy, motivation, and self-discipline. You'll learn how to deal with the tangled, contradictory mess that is the human psyche, and use it to your advantage for once! Unlock the secrets of how top performers consistently exercise self-discipline.
Don't glide through life leaving things unfinished or unstarted. Change your habits in 30 days!
Overcome the barriers that actually lead to "laziness".
Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with dozens of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.
Adjust your psychology to master discomfort and master your impulses.
•3 simple formulas for getting things done and evaluating yourself.
•A timebox, an unschedule, and a calendar: what they can do for you.
•Construct the most helpful to-do list that will also motivate you and organize your life.
•Why you should actually read less, read Homer's Odysseus, and slice your life into categories.
Daily self-discipline will fundamentally change your life.
A goal without the self-discipline necessary to enact it will remain just a dream or fantasy. It doesn’t matter what you want to do - you might want to become a CEO or just clean more consistently - self-discipline is one of the most important life skills because it is the skill of doing and executing. .
Transcript
Hello, listeners, and welcome back to The Science of Self, where you improve your life from the inside out.
Speaker:Today's book from Peter Hollins is 30 Days to Self-Discipline, a blueprint to bust laziness, escape the couch, become a machine, and accomplish your every goal.
Speaker:We're currently working through Chapter 2 of this book.
Speaker:Our last episode was a flowchart to action.
Speaker:This chapter deals with some formulas as applied to self-discipline and self-improvement.
Speaker:Today's episode is a formula of flow.
Speaker:We take an in-depth look at the concept of flow as defined by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in his seminal study and publications.
Speaker:Flow is a mental state in which a person performing activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.
Speaker:It's kind of like what we call being in the zone or being locked in.
Speaker:But let's get right into the episode.
Speaker:Thanks for being here today.
Speaker:We'll see you next time.
Speaker:And that wraps up the section of the book that we're looking at today.
Speaker:Here's your primary takeaway from this section.
Speaker:The second set of instructions comes from Hungarian writer Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and his flow theory.
Speaker:Flow is about moving and working effortlessly to the point that you lose track of time and are engrossed in your task.
Speaker:Sounds nice, doesn't it?
Speaker:He lists a set of requirements for achieving flow, but will focus on the elements of having your actions pointed toward specific goals, a balance of challenge and ease, and feedback to let you know that you're making a difference, thus keeping you motivated toward chasing that feeling.
Speaker:We'll wrap it up beautifully with this from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi himself.
Speaker:The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times.
Speaker:The best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.
Speaker:thermal interface will scale.
Speaker:Now I'm ready for a demonstration.
Speaker:I'm ready for the screenshot.
Speaker:All right, let's get started.
Speaker:I wanna build it up.
Speaker:I know I can only do something.
Speaker:I'm ready to rock.
Speaker:I can only believe I can use that as a record of that list.
Speaker:I'm ready for that.
Speaker:I'm ready for that list.
Speaker:I love to approximate pitiful快速.
Speaker:I don't know.
Speaker:I'm need to przygot and wait for that list.
Speaker:I don't know at all.
Speaker:But I mean...
Speaker:I can't do it.
