> It is sad to see how many people are made uncomfortable by interruption. It's the stuff of life, social life at least
A key concept from the book "A Mind for Numbers" is the difference between "focus mode" and "diffuse mode" thinking.
Focus mode is essentially a concentrated flow state and diffuse mode is a relaxed state, open to distraction and creativity.
Both modes are necessary for effective problem solving but my issue is an abundance of distractions which keep most of us stuck in the diffuse state and no time in the focused state.
> And in terms of getting into flow state, for me it is always basically instantaneous. The flow is just sitting there under a few seconds of pause.
Rare, for most people it takes 20 minutes.
If I get equally spaced out distracting emails I will spend no time in the flow state at all.
A key concept from the book "A Mind for Numbers" is the difference between "focus mode" and "diffuse mode" thinking.
Focus mode is essentially a concentrated flow state and diffuse mode is a relaxed state, open to distraction and creativity.
Both modes are necessary for effective problem solving but my issue is an abundance of distractions which keep most of us stuck in the diffuse state and no time in the focused state.
> And in terms of getting into flow state, for me it is always basically instantaneous. The flow is just sitting there under a few seconds of pause.
Rare, for most people it takes 20 minutes. If I get equally spaced out distracting emails I will spend no time in the flow state at all.