Flow State Unlocked with Rían Doris This Ancient Idea Will Solve Your Modern Problems | Ep 15
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Feb 14, 2024 
Exploring the intentional simplicity of historical peak performers like Spartan warriors and monks, contrasting with the cluttered lifestyle of modern knowledge workers. Delving into how possessions impact cognitive load, attention, and the ability to enter a flow state. Embracing minimalist and aggressive minimalist approaches for enhancing focus, productivity, and peak performance.
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Minimalism and High Performers
- High performers throughout history, from Spartans to billionaires, share a success pattern.
- This pattern involves focusing on what truly matters and eliminating distractions, a philosophy called minimalism.
The Cluttered Life of a Knowledge Worker
- Rían Doris describes a common scenario of a knowledge worker's cluttered day, highlighting the distractions of possessions.
- From a lost shirt to a scratched watch, these distractions accumulate and impact cognitive load.
Cognitive Load and Possessions
- Our brains are wired to crave possessions but also get bogged down by them, impacting cognitive load.
- Cognitive load, the amount of information in working memory, affects performance and creativity.