10 Ways to Induce a ‘Flow’ State and Unlock Painless Productivity

By cultivating a flow state, you can achieve ‘productive happiness’: a state in which you feel energized, motivated, and fulfilled by your work.

Peak performance is a state of consciousness where you’re in a rapt moment of attention, totally absorbed and focused on the task at hand. Everything else disappears, and time seems to pass quickly. Often called “flow” or “the zone,” it’s a state where your mental and physical performance goes through the roof.