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Finding Your Flow with Ulf Schwekendiek, Founder of Centered App [BEST OF]

Apr 25, 2024

Founder and CEO of the Centered App, Ulf Schwekendiek, discusses achieving flow state through time boxing, distraction blocking, and optimizing focus with music and habits. Tips on enhancing productivity include changing scents, storing phones in bamboo boxes, setting boundaries while working remotely, and exploring beverage choices and supplements for focus. Finding a balance in coffee consumption and emphasizing mindfulness for improved productivity are also highlighted.

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Ulf Schwekendiek

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Centered app enhances productivity through task playlists with custom music.

Creating an ideal work environment and balancing nutrition impact access to flow state.

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Centered App: Enhancing Flow State for Productivity

The Centered app, developed by Ulf Schwäckendieck, aims to enhance productivity by helping users achieve a flow state. By reimagining task management, the app enables users to create task playlists accompanied by custom-focused music or curated from their Spotify playlists. Centered integrates elements like a virtual productivity coach, distraction-blocking features, and music designed to enhance focus, all geared toward assisting users in reaching their peak productivity.

Exploring the Role of Meditation and Mindfulness in Achieving Flow State

02:26

Exploring the Concept of Flow and How to Achieve It

01:48

Optimizing the Work Environment for Flow State

02:16

Intro

4min

Achieving Flow State with Centered App

16min

Enhancing Focus and Productivity with Scent and a Phone Box

2min

Achieving Flow State While Working Remotely

4min

Exploring Beverage Choices and Supplements for Focus and Productivity

2min

Balancing Coffee Consumption for Focus and Productivity

10min

Exploring the addictive nature of seeking immediate responses and the concept of mindfulness

3min

Episode Summary

I speak with Ulf Schwekendiek, founder and CEO of the Centered App, about how you can stay calm and laser focused throughout your workday with each and every task.

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