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YOU

WHAT DO

WANT FROM THIS?

T H E F O R C E S A T W O R K

This is not school.

There are no grades or gold stars.

This program is what you make of it.

If you’re here to just observe and watch me lecture, that’s fine.

But there’s a lot more than that.

It’s designed to get you where you want to go.

Our goal is not just to deliver content.

IT’s to help you.

This program is in service of supporting our mission to improve your relationship to work

But we can only take you so far.

There is going to be a lot of content. It won’t all resonate all now.�Some of it will. Some of it will hit you in a week or a month. Some of it might not be relevant.

It’s dense on purpose for you to pick and choose what you take from it.

We’re giving you new frameworks. Ideas. Exercises. 3 hours of content.

Plus additional assignments, resources, and access to this community to continue doing this learning.

This is your time and you’ve paid to be here.

We encourage you to remember that.

You dont learn just by buying the course. You learn by participating.

While we’re here together you can get the most out of this program by engaging in the content.

Ask questions in the Chat. Other people will likely have the same question.

Take resources and insights to start conversations in breakout rooms and the Forum.

Bring what you’ve learned to the Cave.

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Distracted

Work

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Important Work/Project

Distracted

Work

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Important Work/Project

Distracted

Work

Parenting

Relationships

Physical Health

Mental Health

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Important Work/Project

Distracted

Work

Parenting

Relationships

Physical Health

Mental Health

Deadlines

Team Dynamics

Notifications

Meetings

Interruptions

Money

Confidence

Goals

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Distracted Work

Pandemic

Important Work/Project

Deadlines

Team Dynamics

Goals

Notifications

Meetings

Interruptions

Money

Confidence

Parenting

Relationships

Physical Health

Mental Health

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Distracted Work

Pandemic

Important Work/Project

Deadlines

Team Dynamics

Goals

Notifications

Meetings

Interruptions

Money

Confidence

Parenting

Relationships

Physical Health

Mental Health

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Could you work like this for the next 30 years?

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Important Work/Project

Distracted Work

Deadlines

Team Dynamics

Goals

Notifications

Meetings

Parenting

Relationships

Mental Health

Interruptions

Money

Pandemic

Physical Health

Confidence

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The average

attention

span at work

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8 �frickin

seconds.

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Important Work/Project

Distracted

Work

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Important Work/Project

Focused Work

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What is one thing you want to accomplish in your career?

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The 3 Insidious Forces

The 3 Driving Forces

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The 3 Insidious Forces

Insidious - causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed.

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Upbringing

Culture

Brain

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Upbringing

Culture

Brain

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How do you get stuff done?

Chat

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No One�Taught Us�How to Work.

Key Insight:

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F O U N D A T I O N

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How did your parents influence your relationship to work?

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Upbringing

Culture

Brain

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Our work ethic predates even our country.

Key Insight:

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Social Scripts

Career

•Move jobs every 2-3 years to earn your value

•My friends and family don’t “get” what I do

•If I work harder, I could get a promotion

Money

•I need to make 6 figures to feel good.

•My business is never making enough.

•I’m poor and that makes me “less than”

Rest

•If I stop, rest, vacation, I’ll fall behind.

•Great companies push people to the limit

•I can do my job well without sleep

Success

•If you don’t make a “list” by 30, you failed.

•Successful people work 24/7. I want success too.

•Success requires cutting relationships and fun out

Goals

•Every quarter and year, aim for more and bigger

•Ambition is how we become great

•It’s normal to achieve 100% of your goals

Creativity

•Only certain people are creative, but not me

•My work is creative, it’s who I am

•Artists are unafraid to share their work publicly � (so I must not be an artist)

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What 1 or 2 social scripts �feel true to you? �What would it feel like �to break them?

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Upbringing

Culture

Brain

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Our brain is actually MADE to be distractable.

Key Insight:

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Stimuli

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Stimuli

Brain

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Stimuli

Brain

Response

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Stimuli

Brain

Response

Action

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Stimuli

Brain

Response

Action

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Stimuli

Brain

Response

Action

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Interruptions �are good for �(their) business.

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Tech Captures Our Attention

FIRST

Alerts, notifications feel good. Someone wants us. New information. News to entertain you and keep you busy. Pull to refresh is like a slot machine. We get dopamine when we refresh.

Avoiding pain is the game of getting rid of any red notifications.

All your notifications are red. That’s by design. In nature, we associate red with blood, it’s also an indicator of poison and danger, thinking about animals like black widow spiders and snakes.

Because of that primal instincts, humans have the fastest response time in identifying the color red. It draws our attention the most

Alert sounds and vibrations activate us and send us into emergency mode.

Maybe youve never stopped to think, why aren’t these amazing beautiful songs and calming tones our default ring tones?

Well, these sounds are composed to alert us. Many are at the same pitch as a baby crying, to alert us on such an instinctive level.

They’re designed to be triggering.

We don’t want to hear those over and over.

When we answer the call or stop the alert or clear the red circle, we get a sense of relief. And THAT’s dopamine-inducing.

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Tech Captures Our Attention

Tech Keeps Our Attention

FIRST

THEN

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Brain

Response

Action

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Brain

Response

Action

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Brain

Response

Action

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Stimuli

Brain

Response

Action

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Response

Action

Stimuli

Brain

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Upbringing

Culture

Brain

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Be the bouncer.

3 apps you NEED alerts from

3 people who need priortization

3 apps or sites you need to silence or delete

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The 3 Driving Forces

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Permission

Momentum

Flow

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Permission

Momentum

Flow

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Borrowing Permission

Permission

Oliver Burkeman

Jenny Odell

Cal Newport

Tricia Hersey

Andrew Barnes & Charlotte Lockhart

Aza �Raskin

Tristan

Harris

Adam

Grant

Liz

Fosslien

Andrew

Ng

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Sharing Permission

Permission

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Creating Permission

Permission

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Permission

Momentum

Flow

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How To Start

Accountability

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How To Start

Accountability

5 Minute Timer

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How To Start

Accountability

5 Minute Timer

Sh*tty First Draft

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Permission

Momentum

Flow

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Where have you �found flow?

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Mihályi Csikszentmihalyi

R E A C H I N G P E A K M E N T A L P E R F O R M A N C E

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F L O W

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Action and awareness merge

Sense of self vanishes

Sense of time distorts

F L O W ?

W H A T D O E S I T F E E L L I K E I N

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What is an activity where �you have found flow?

Chat

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F L O W

B E N E F I T S O F

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F L O W

Heightens performance

Boosts Creativity

Improved Pattern Recognition

Accelerated Learning

Happiness

B E N E F I T S O F

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R E A C H I N G P E A K M E N T A L P E R F O R M A N C E

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Reach flow �on purpose.

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F L O W

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C H A L L E N G E S

A B I L I T Y

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C H A L L E N G E S

A B I L I T Y

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C H A L L E N G E S

A B I L I T Y

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Anxiety

Boredom

R E A C H I N G P E A K M E N T A L P E R F O R M A N C E

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C H A L L E N G E S

A B I L I T Y

Worry�(Sad, Stressed)

Anxiety�(Stressed, Alert)

Arousal�(Alert, Focused)

Control�(Happy, Confident)

Relaxation�(Confident, Content)

Boredom

(Depressed, Content)

Apathy

(Sad, Depressed)

Flow

(Alert, Happy)

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C H A L L E N G E S

A B I L I T I E S

Worry�(Sad, Stressed)

Anxiety�(Stressed, Alert)

Arousal�(Alert, Focused)

Control�(Happy, Confident)

Relaxation�(Confident, Content)

Boredom

(Depressed, Content)

Apathy

(Sad, Depressed)

Flow

(Alert, Happy)

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Upbringing

Culture

Brain

R E A C H I N G P E A K M E N T A L P E R F O R M A N C E

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Culture

Brain

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STOP!

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Rewiring our brain

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Process
Rituals
Conditions

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What do you do when �your brain says STOP? �How do you procrastinate?

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ONE�Process

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Performance

Rest

&

Recover

Performance�Review

Deliberate

Practice

Mental

Preparation

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Rest

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Recover

Performance�Review

Deliberate

Practice

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Preparation

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Rest

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Recover

Performance�Review

Deliberate

Practice

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Preparation

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Performance

Rest

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Recover

Performance�Review

Deliberate

Practice

Mental

Preparation

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Performance

Rest

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Recover

Performance�Review

Intentionality

Mental

Preparation

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Performance

Rest

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Recover

Performance�Review

Intentionality

Ritual

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Ritual

Deep Work

Rest

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Recover

Performance�Review

Intentionality

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Deep Work

Rest

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Recover

Performance�Review

Intentionality

Ritual

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Deep Work

Rest

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Recover

Evaluate

Intentionality

Ritual

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What part of the process �do you skip?

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TWO�Rituals

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Deep Work

Rest

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Evaluate

Intentionality

Ritual

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Deep Work

Rest

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Recover

Evaluate

Intentionality

Ritual

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F L O W

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What’s something you can do to create separation from work and life �every week?

Journal

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What’s something you can do every day to contain the work day?

Journal

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What’s something you can do every hour or every time you start a deep work session?

Journal

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Where will you keep this list?

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THREE�Conditions

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We can’t create flow

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We can’t create flow

but we can create

the conditions for flow

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One

Definition

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Definition

Two

Time

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One

Definition

Two

Time

Removal

Three

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One

Definition

Two

Time

Removal

Three

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Ritual!

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Permission

Momentum

Flow

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What has been �most useful so far?

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What’s a word to describe your work lately that’s not “busy” “crazy” “stressful” or something similar?

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Busy ≠ Effective

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E N E R G Y

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Sleep

Wake

up

T I M E

E N E R G Y

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The Gig Economy

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E X H A U S T I O N

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E X H A U S T I O N

Poor decisions

Lower quality work

Miscommunication

Depression

Burn out

CONSEQUENCES OF

Source: “Physical and cognitive consequences of fatigue: A review” �in Journal of Advanced Research

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Important Work/Project

Focused Work

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Important Work/Project

Focused Work

REST

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How would you explain your tendancy to NOT take a break?

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Sleep

Wake

up

T I M E

E N E R G Y

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Dip

Major drop in mood and performance.

Sleep

Rebound

Rise in mood, but no greater vigilance

Peak

Highly vigilant, best mood and most energy

Wake

up

T I M E

E N E R G Y

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Dip

Major drop in mood and performance.

Sleep

Rebound

Rise in mood, but no �greater vigilance

Peak

Highly vigilant, best mood and most energy

Wake

up

T I M E

E N E R G Y

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Dip

Major drop in mood and performance.

Sleep

Rebound

Rise in mood, but no �greater vigilance

Peak

Highly vigilant, best mood and most energy

Wake

up

T I M E

E N E R G Y

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When do you usually �feel most tired?

Journal

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What Can We Do During an Energy Dip?

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What Can We Do During an Energy Dip?

Listen To Your Body

ONE

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What Can We Do During an Energy Dip?

Listen To Your Body

ONE

Match Task�To Energy

TWO

Optimal Work Types

Administrative Tasks

Errands

Easy Email

Other “low functioning” to-dos

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Peak

Dip

Rebound

Administrative Tasks

Errands

Easy Email

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What Can We Do During an Energy Dip?

Listen To Your Body

ONE

Match Task�To Energy

TWO

Boost Your Energy

THREE

Body → Mind

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Listen To Your Body

ONE

Match Task�To Energy

TWO

Boost Your Energy

THREE

Body → Mind

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Listen To Your Body

ONE

Match Task�To Energy

TWO

Boost Your Energy

THREE

Body → Mind

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Listen To Your Body

ONE

Match Task�To Energy

TWO

Boost Your Energy

THREE

Body → Mind

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When do you usually �feel most awake?

Journal

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What Can We Do During an Energy Peak?

Match Task

To Energy

ONE

Optimal Work Types

Idea generation

Analytical tasks

Strategic Thinking

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Peak

Dip

Rebound

Idea generation

Analytical tasks

Strategic Thinking

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What Can We Do During an Energy Peak?

Match Task

To Energy

ONE

Minimize

Crashing

TWO

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What Can We Do During an Energy Peak?

Match Task

To Energy

ONE

Minimize

Crashing

TWO

Antagonistic Pairs

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W O R K

Social - Mental Matrix

I N D I V I D U A L

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S O C I A L

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W O R K

Social - Mental Matrix

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L I G H T M E N T A L L I F T

H E A v Y M E N T A L L I F T

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W O R K

Social - Mental Matrix

S O C I A L

I N D I V I D U A L

L I G H T M E N T A L L I F T

H E A V Y M E N T A L L I F T

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W O R K

Social - Mental Matrix

S O C I A L

I N D I V I D U A L

L I G H T M E N T A L L I F T

H E A V Y M E N T A L L I F T

Team Meetings

Standup Calls

Team Scheduling

Post-Mortems

Sales

Teaching

Facilitating

Speaking

Presenting

Administrative Tasks

Scheduling

Emails

Planning

Organizing

Writing

Brainstorming

Design

Goal-setting

Outlining

Learning

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B R E A K S

Social - Mental Matrix

S O C I A L

I N D I V I D U A L

L I G H T M E N T A L L I F T

H E A V Y M E N T A L L I F T

Call a Friend

Facetime

Share a Meal

Breakout Chat

Group Exercise

Play a Game

Deep Conversation

Book Club

Meditate

Reading a Novel

Walk in Nature

Make Art

Jigsaw Puzzle

Read Non-Fiction

Journaling

Intense Exercise

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How do you spend �most of your work day?

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Focused Work

REST

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Focused Work

REST

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2 ideas for restorative rest or energizing breaks...

Journal

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:02 - :08 / hour

(of deep work)

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:20 - :60 / day

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≥1 / Week

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What is the break idea

you’re looking forward to most?

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Summary

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Our intentions for the fundamentals of focus were to start and teach you not just the research and the principles behind better work but to make it apply to you.

Starting with the forces,

There are 3 forces that impact your relationship to work. The 3 insidious forces.

These are the ones that get in the way of our best work unless we do something about them.

And the idea was to find stories that help you process your upbringing.

To rewrite the social scripts that have dictated our “shoulds” and “oughts”

and to rewire our brain with processes, rituals, and conditions.

Hopefully, like therapy, youve done some work these last 3 weeks with the assignments to deal with reframing these forces.

Tame them. Tamper them. Make them work to your advantage and keep them in your bucket of self-knowledge.

The 3 forces that enable our best work:

Permission- borrowing it, sharing it, or creating it so that you can work differently than your upbringing dictated.

Momentum - tools to just start and build the momentum. Because just like in physics, when a project is in motion it stays in motion.

And finally flow. reaching higher states of mental performance through deep work.

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Forces at Work

Our intentions for the fundamentals of focus were to start and teach you not just the research and the principles behind better work but to make it apply to you.

Starting with the forces,

There are 3 forces that impact your relationship to work. The 3 insidious forces.

These are the ones that get in the way of our best work unless we do something about them.

And the idea was to find stories that help you process your upbringing.

To rewrite the social scripts that have dictated our “shoulds” and “oughts”

and to rewire our brain with processes, rituals, and conditions.

Hopefully, like therapy, youve done some work these last 3 weeks with the assignments to deal with reframing these forces.

Tame them. Tamper them. Make them work to your advantage and keep them in your bucket of self-knowledge.

The 3 forces that enable our best work:

Permission- borrowing it, sharing it, or creating it so that you can work differently than your upbringing dictated.

Momentum - tools to just start and build the momentum. Because just like in physics, when a project is in motion it stays in motion.

And finally flow. reaching higher states of mental performance through deep work.

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Deep Work

Rest

&

Recover

Evaluate

Intentionality

Ritual

Forces at Work

Reaching Peak Mental Performance

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Reaching Peak Mental Performance

Forces at Work

Integrating

Work and Rest

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T H E F O R C E S A T W O R K

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YOU

WHAT WILL

CHANGE FROM THIS?

T H E F O R C E S A T W O R K

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Celebrate Incremental Progress

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Thank you.

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What is one thing �you plan to do differently �as a result of this course?