How To Finish One Month of Work Today

A revolutionary method to 30x your productivity.

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 research shows that the average worker only gets 46 hours of real work done in a month. With these science-backed techniques, you can exceed that Month’s worth of work in less than a day.

[HaggisMuncher--]

I finished one day's work in one month.
We are not the same.

[selbino]

I watched this 27 minute video in 27 seconds by getting into the flow state.

Don't doubt the process.

[Rtr.AmanJha]

1. Tie your outcome to a clear goal.
2. Pre-set the target and schedule it beforehand.
3. Clear the load using active recovery. (Go to bed deaf, blind, cold, hungry for 7-9 hours)
4. Do decision-making tasks the day before(clothes, food, etc.)
5. Wrap up all loose ends the day before. Texts, emails, calls, meetings, etc.
6. Organize your workspace beforehand.
7. Pause all life maintenance load - cooking, cleaning, laundry etc - outsource or do beforehand or save for later. Tell all your relatives you are disappearing for the day.
8. Turn off distractions - phone, use app blockers on PC.
9. Make self-distraction impossible. No distracting thoughts. If they come, not them down and forget them for the time.
10. Stack flow-blocks together. 11. Wake up in flow and dive into highest priority task right away. No morning routine.
11. Treat each flow block as an event, like a battle. It should have a trigger -like closing the door, wearing an earphone, sipping a coffee, after which you attack.
12. Cement the commitment. Don't let its specialness erode. It should be different from every other day in your life. Make it holy and sacrosanct. Keep a higher consequence environment. Use rewards.
13. Have an hour by hour schedule. Have enough long breaks. But do nothing else during the breaks. Just relax.
14. Fisrt three hours work. Then one hour non-stimulating recovery. Meditate, yoga, shower, no food here except sugarless coffee.
15. 3 more hours of flow followed by another 1hr recovery. Nap, walk, stretching, very light food
16. 2 more hours of flow followed by 2 hours of active recovery. Workout, big nap, massage, etc.
17. Then 3 more hours of flow. Reward yourself.
Done.

[Jade_d]

Got a test tommorrow... lets see what happens.

edit: It works, I had my test at 2 pm so I only had two blocks available. If you are looking to try this out, you definetly need to prep a little more.

[matthewminors]

I put the video on 2x speed, now I know how to finish two months of work in 11 hours.

Thanks heaps.

[sachinbaheti]

Here's why you came to this video:

5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. - Flow Block One: This is your prime time for productivity. Focus on carefully targeted tasks and push past any initial struggles.
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. - Non-stimulating Recovery: Take a longer break to replenish cognitive resources. Engage in activities like meditation or yoga.
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Flow Block Two: Jump into another three hours of intense focus.
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Non-stimulating Recovery: Take a nap, go for a walk, or do some stretching to recharge.
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Flow Block Three: Dive back into flow, but be mindful of potential afternoon energy slumps.
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Active Recovery: Engage in deeper restoration activities like taking a bath or doing a workout.
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Flow Block Four: Approach these last three hours with determination and finish the day strong.
8:00 p.m. onwards - Recover and Relax: Enjoy the satisfaction of a productive day and embrace the flow afterglow.

The one-month day can be run in different modes:
Acceleration Mode: Run it once per month to start your month with an intense surge of output.
Turbo Mode: Run it once per week to gain leverage for the rest of the quarter.
Light Speed Mode: Run it for five days once per quarter to achieve the impossible.
One-Year Month Institute: Run it once a year for a 30-day period of superhuman performance.

After properly executing the one-month day, you'll view yourself and life differently, with increased self-confidence and conviction in your ability to execute. Supercharging creativity before, during, and afterward can further enhance the experience.

[CHURCHISAWESUM]

I did this stuff in college.

It’s great to do it, but the anxiety of NEEDING to do it because you procrastinated is way more unsustainable than the work itself. So definitely do it but don’t burn the boats so to speak. Do it out of desire and not necessity. See how that works first.

[catstickler]

I call this my "productivity high." As someone who's been in addiction recovery for nearly 12 years, I had to replace my bad addiction (drugs and alcohol) with a more positive addiction, so I chose work.

Of course, over the decade, it's gotten into unhealthy territories where I've worked at the expense of other important things.

But when I edit a 400-page novel or write 30 articles in a day, I'd feel such a high and my self-esteem surges.

Honestly, it's way better than drugs ever could be.

[nesgoof]

Nine years ago, I had probably the only "one year month" of my life. I started a company with a friend of mine and I spent three weeks building our software product - alone, from scratch, with technology I hadn't even touched beforehand. Afterwards, I had a gnawing feeling that I had produced just garbage, but year after year, with all the new knowledge I've gained, I can still say the products were of high quality.

[Photoshop]

In January, started tracking my time writing down what I did every half hour. The 2.5 hours of focused work per day is about right. A good day was 4 hours and only due to a deadline. You wouldn’t believe how often a meeting/call and an after call discussion takes up about 3-4 hours of a day and then simply starting your day 1/2 hour late or ending 1/2 hour early, 1 hour lunch adds up to 5-10 hours of lost time as well. It’s really opened my eyes to what’s possible if you are in control of your time - and have true goals you want to achieve.

[lexsodz]

The level of practicality of the advice shatters any left over instinct to procrastinate on implementation.

[latiatowlai]

Thank you so much for this video. As a single mum I can't adopt this schedule to the letter, but the day after watching this video I woke 3 hours before my son and did 2 hours of work before stopping to do my gratitude journal and cold shower. I got so much done by going straight into Flow instead of my usual morning ritual. Thank you ❤

[LennefalkStudios]

Getting up 4-5 am and going straight to work fasted with a coffee 5-7 hrs definitely is my favourite way to get stuff done 🔥 Reward is to cook a healthy satiating protein focused lunch after 😊🥩🍗 Avoiding mostly carbs or drinking coconut water and pink Himalayan salt can give a boost🧂🥥 Noise cancelling headphones with theta waves is another favorite 🎧😊 Keep it up everyone! 🌄

[okayy.tariii]

Applied aggressive minimalism WORKED WONDERS, learnt about flow state, started waking up and got straight to work ACHIEVED BEST SCORE OUT OF ME, included outdoor walks and little exercise hit, lost uncessary weight and feeling of boredom, now gonna try this and ik I would definitely be amazed out of myself....
You have developed a different kind of interest in neurosciences would love to read and learn more about it after my final exams 👍🏻
Thankyou so much Rian
More power to you👍🏻

[gorillatrading]

I found this earlier this week and completed my first 1 month day today.

And damn! What a day it was!!!

[ZeMathyOne]

I just learned calc 1 in a day listen to this man

[abdullahmailk]

today i studied for 6 hours straigh, yesterday i worked on my business for 9 hours, i noticed today that continuously working for straight hours were less efficient compared to high quality working hours with breaks, Your video came just in the right time and confirmed it . Thanks G . The fact you accurately and precisely explain how one feels afterwrds accomplishing such tasks, is a proof that you have been doing this for a long time aswell.

[jnkrm]

6:17 second step
10:22 third step
13:52 fourth step
14:53 Fifth step
16:32 Sixth step
19:59 Recovery mindset
21:33 Focussed attention
21:59 Recovery

[prakhartiwari]

This video is hands down one of the most value adding videos around productivity that I have come across in years. After having binge watched and tried to apply content from guys like Ali Abdaal, James Scholz etc. (which are also very helpful) this I can confirm is pure gold!