#15 - Antoine Larchez: Getting into the Flow. How to free your mind and find more focus
Dr. Antoine Larchez has worked in startups, in research and as a consultant and he is a firm believer in flow, a mental state of high-performance and wellbeing. Having learned that being able to focus is the key to effectiveness, he has shared his knowledge on the flow state in already more than 130 trainings. This (English) mindsnack episode is all about the flow phenomenon: How we can achieve it, why focusing is so difficult these days and which simple hacks can be used to focus in our everyday lives. 00:00-04:47 The Flow Phenomenon: What is it and how can we achieve it? 05:50-12:46 The perfect ingredients for getting into the flow 12:46-19:05 The Axel Springer Flow Training: Get your own work done in a flow state 19:05-28:48 Busy is the new stupid: Why do we struggle so much to focus? 28:48-30:19 Simple hacks to gain more focus in your everyday life 30:19-33:38 Meditation for beginners 33:38-34:55 Is my English good enough for the Flow Training? 35:05-37:13 A short exercise to get into flow