Rían Doris, Co-Founder & CEO of Flow Research Collective, discusses reclaiming time by eliminating life maintenance tasks and prioritizing flow-inducing activities. Learn about dumb optimization, streamlining tasks, and optimizing for fulfillment to lead a more productive and fulfilling life.
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Post-College Blues
Rían Doris noticed many college friends lose their joy after joining corporations.
He decided to avoid this by building a business alongside his studies.
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Life Maintenance Load in College
Rían Doris planned 6 hours for studies and 6 for business while in college.
Daily life demands, like laundry and errands, constantly interrupted his schedule.
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Defining Life Maintenance Load
Life maintenance load is distinct from stress or lack of motivation.
It's the daily minutiae that steals time from meaningful work, hindering progress.
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ABOUT ME
Rían Doris is the Co-Founder & CEO of Flow Research Collective, the world’s leading peak performance research and training institute focused on decoding the neuroscience of flow states and helping leaders and their teams unlock flow states consistently.
Clients include Accenture, Audi, Facebook, Bain & the US Airforce. Along with being listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 Rian's thought leadership has been featured in Fast Company, PBS and Big Think and he hosts Flow Research Collective Radio, an iTunes top 10 science podcast.
Rían is also the Executive Chairman & Owner of Consulting.com. On the side, Rian does some angel investing in health and performance companies like Levels Health, Neurohacker Collective, The Way & Myodetox.
Rían holds a degree in Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) from Trinity College Dublin, an MSc in Neuroscience at King's College, London and an MBA. Rian is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Birmingham—focusing on how flow states affect perceived meaning in life.
Prior to co-founding Flow Research Collective with Steven Kotler, Rian worked with NYT Bestselling Author Keith Ferazzi, and 12X NYT Bestselling Author Dr. Dan Siegel, distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
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