The 10-Minute Rule That Makes Hard Work Feel Like TikTok

This simple trick will save you from doom-scrolling.

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.

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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.
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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.

[riandoris]

Rían here. The science shows there’s an easy way to solve your misallocation of time so that you can consistently invest your time in what you know is most important. We’ve put together a free tool to help you in becoming a Temporal Architect––and master of your time. It’s a way to do retroactive time logging using Toggl and your calendar.

Check it out here: FlowState.com/time

[betterchapter]

In the digital age, people spend countless hours throughout the day on social media and at the end of the day have absolutely nothing to show for it.

[anthonypeguero]

00:01 Achieving effortless exertion through flow state
02:00 Transient hypofrontality leads to effortless exertion.
05:46 Becoming a temporal architect by allocating time usage in advance for control and productivity.
07:39 Track and optimize your time for incremental wins
11:16 Allocate time effectively by creating categories and visual cues.
13:03 Retroactively block out your day's events to stay productive
16:23 Different time allocations determine productivity archetypes.
17:58 Tracking time increases intentional living
21:06 Time is a precious, non-renewable resource that needs careful allocation.

[bushmann]

Created my first Startup a medical device, and I can honestly say that if I hadn't found your Channel I wouldn't have been able to do it! I have an ostomy I had major issues 5 years ago and since then until I found your Channel I could barely get out of bed each day, if I could spend an hour with my family a day it would be amazing, now I spend 3 hours every morning in flow before my family even wakes up, I cannot thank you enough I really hope to meet you one day keep doing what you're doing you have found your true calling!

[rolandchiu]

Thank you so much Rian for teaching the internet how to cheat time. 22 minutes of this content prevails all other types of similar work productivity tutorials, theories combined with practical scenarios, along with answered doubts and skepticisms the average of us have. time is not just money, but more crucially time is life that converts into valuable tangibles/intangibles. I'll make myself watch more of your videos during my lunch break

[yunhua]

Can't believe after watching and reading multiple "self-help" videos and books. Only few were able to help me. It made me realize that I needed to value my time efficiently but never taught me how to do it effectively. I started creating habits and multiple marks for my day like my Morning, Afternoon, and Night Routine but I was still slipping back to my old days even though I tried listing the things I did productively to give me motivation to continue. Now that I found this video I just finished setting up my calendar it helped me visualize how productive my day was than writing them and I feel contempt.

[jin.k]

I realize I have been doing these things without knowing the true effect of what it can achieve! I have found that when I set 50 minute or even 2 hour timers with a clear goal in mind heading into a task, I can stay much more focused and productive. I think it helps immensely that the timer adds an element of pressure and awareness, as you have described. Thank you for making it clear the more nuanced mechanism!

[catedoge]

What is missing with videos such as this and countless others (it's a great vid btw) is people not comprehending that flow state is a damn spectrum, from relaxed focus on a task to full on out of body experience. People think it's an on and off switch. In hindsight, it's something you can tap to, like tuning a guitar, or tuning in to a specific radio signal. Mindfulness practice is an amazing way to learn how to tap into this signal.

[dogekit]

21:56 This outro worked so well that I didn't even realise I was clicking the video on the screen as soon as it popped up, amazing content Rian!

[dingo]

Not one wasted vowel or consonant, not one wasted moment or thought. *Pure* gold. Profound.

[DaRandoGuy]

I already do the time alotment with the google calendar, but I didn't think of ever changing my calendar to reflect the changes that occured during the day to log what actually happened. I love that!

[EchoYoutube]

A massively important tip that’s helpful.. either consistently check a notification muted phone to assess your passed time when in moments of pause to evaluate time passage and also progression length, or get a wrist watch for the same purpose.

The more engrossed and submerged you become in your process and develop a sense of conscious self-control and hyper awareness of your current situation, instead of feeling the weight/struggle of doing something.. you’ll instead comparatively assess logical factors like how long, how much you’ll do, when, how much effort will it be, etc.

If you’re coming from a point of being “broken” then you need to start out with baby steps. You can even tackle one plate out of your storm of dishes you need to do, nothing more.. with time if you consciously want to be more helpful and productive, you’ll do more as you get comfortable with the trivial aspect of doing the most basic.

[SeriousGamer-pikw]

I once thought, finding happiness means being as slothful as possible. For me personally not objectivly. Its SO damn hard to work yourself out of this mindset, and I am really proud on myself that I made it far enough so that videos like this ACTUALLY have become relevant for me. Bc before I was soooo far of the track that this video could just aswell have been made from Mars for Mars people.

What I want to say is, no matter how hard you struggle in life, you can do it! We life in a time where being a sloth feels better then ever but we also life in a time were precious knowledge, live changing lessons and helpful Information to nearly every possible project you might have, are as easy accessable like a tiktok reel.

There is never a better day to start working on your live and yourself then today! Thank you for this great video :)

[Nico-ytvf]

thank you this really is going to help
im 15 right now and i was looking for a way to spend my time well enough to exactly find out what was taking my time and energy
Amazing video btw
keep it up

[ArnavChaudhary-yqvq]

Your and Andrew Huberman’s research has been of immense help to my productivity

[eartohear]

My favorite video you have made so far! I love how practical it was. Thank you!

[GautamYH]

The most important and essential aspect of judiciously using one's time involves curating it in alignment with one's nature and propensities. This approach highlights the importance of becoming a 'Temporal Architect, ' which is more about being aware of one's time rather than feeling constrained by it. It also emphasizes the finite nature of time and our mortality, underscoring the need to spend our ephemeral time on this earth wisely. This method serves as a catalyst for utilizing our limited time effectively. Thank you.

[theoldlore]

As an ADHD person I can’t relate to any of this. Imagine being able to set out simple goals and follow them.

[Vaanyas_outlet]

Thanks Rian, this was the best productivity videos I watched ever. Every sentence was a pearl and I had to pause and make notes. I started tracking my expenses some time back and my finances have inproved considerably. This video enlightened me how tracking my time would do the same in enhancing the quality of time.


One sentence that went straight to my heart:"Every day that passes is gone forever" ❤

Thanks again Rian, I am grateful to you. Keep up the great work. I am your fan ❤

[shoheiohtaniofficial]

As someone with pretty severe ADHD, your videos are an absolute godsent. Thank you for all you do!