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Just-In-Time PM #3: Flow Cycles - Forte Labs

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In Part 2, I described the sublime and powerful experience of flow, which could be considered the “holy grail” of productivity. I argued that there is theoretically no minimum amount of time necessary to get into flow, contrary to popular belief. But in reality, as always, it’s a bit more complicated. Let’s look at what this looks like in a typical working session of a couple hours. The way work is currently organized and performed, it takes a tremendous investment of resources to get into flow. First, you have to set up your environment: making your coffee, getting your workspace ready, clearing away desktop clutter, opening the programs you’ll need, and arranging the windows on your computer screen, for example. Second, you have the mental setup: remembering where you left off, recalling the relevant facts and questions, re-familiarizing yourself with the remaining tasks, and “loading up” many other bits of context. Third, you have the emotional setup: facing the inner critic, confro

Just-In-Time PM #3: Flow Cycles - Forte Labs Skip to content Just-In-Time PM #3: Flow Cycles BY Tiago Forte PUBLISHED May 19, 2018 UPDATED June 10, 2022 Est. reading time: 4 min Series Navigation: Just-In-Time Project Management >">Just-In-Time PM #4: Intermediate Packets >> In Part 2 , I described the sublime and powerful experience of flow, which could be considered the “holy grail” of productivity. I argued that there is theoretically no minimum amount of time necessary to get into flow, contrary to popular belief. But in reality, as always, it’s a bit more complicated. Let’s look at what t

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