TODAY´S EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE FLOW RESEARCH COLLECTIVE Are you an entrepreneur, a leader, or a knowledge worker, who wants to harness the power of flow so you can get more done in less time with greater ease and accomplish your boldest professional goals faster? If you´ve answered this question with “hell yes” then our peak-performance training Zero to Dangerous may be a good fit for you. If this sounds of interest to you all you need to do is go to getmoreflow.com right now, pop in your application and one of our team members will be in touch with you very soon.  ABOUT THE GUEST: Dr. Alan Barnard is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, strategy advisor, research scientist, app developer, author, lecturer, podcaster, lifelong learner and coach.  Alan is considered one of the world’s leading Decision Scientists and Theory of Constraints experts. His research focuses on understanding why good people make, and often repeat bad decisions, and how to avoid these. Alan is the CEO of Goldratt Research Labs, which he co-founded with Dr. Eli Goldratt, creator of Theory of Constraints and author of THE GOAL. GRL’s goal is to help individuals and organizations make better faster decisions when it really matters. From their research, Alan and his team has developed the range of award-winning Harmony Apps. Their clients include Fortune 1000 companies, Government Agencies and people from over 70 countries that are using their apps to make difficult life and business decisions. For more information, visit www.dralanbarnard.com, www.goldrattresearchlabs.com, www.harmonyapps.com  and www.tocodyssey.org  ABOUT THE EPISODE:  In this episode, you will learn about: Multitasking Doesn't Work (03:08) Challenge basic assumptions (14:37) 5 Steps to better decision making (20:33) Defining problems properly (31:41) Eliyahu Goldratt & his research (33:26) Counterintuitive Theory of Constraints (38:38) How Dr. Alan helps organizations (45:25) Theory of Constraints Parent Category (52:44)   Social media Handles LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dralanbarnard/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dralan.barnard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dralanbarnard  Twitter: https://twitter.com/dralanbarnard  ‍ STEVEN KOTLER is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and Founder and Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. His books include The Art of Impossible, Stealing Fire, and The Rise of Superman. His work has been translated into over 40 languages and appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, The Harvard Business Review and Forbes.