Discover the secret to achieving a 3 hour workday and unlocking productivity superpowers. Learn how friction affects productivity and how to create a more frictionless environment. Explore strategies to eliminate friction and enhance focus and goal achievement.
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The Unseen Enemy
An unnamed enemy sabotages performance, making work harder.
This enemy is friction, not typical distractions like phones or social media.
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Friction's Impact
Friction, often seen as mere annoyance, is a significant problem.
Each friction point spikes cortisol, saps attention, and creates jagged thinking, hindering creativity.
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Friction as Deterrent
Harness friction as a deterrent against negative behaviors.
Add friction to undesirable actions to create a pause, reducing their likelihood.
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Rían Doris is the Co-Founder & CEO of FlowState, 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 hosted Flow Research Collective Radio, an iTunes top 10 science podcast.
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.
Prior to founding FlowState, Rían co-founded Flow Research Collective with Steven Kotler, worked with NYT Bestselling Author Keith Ferazzi, and 12X NYT Bestselling Author Dr. Dan Siegel, and was distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
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