Is Deep Focus the Secret to Success? HOW TO FIND YOUR FLOW IN 2021
Have you ever started working on an important project and looked up at the clock after what felt like minutes only to find that hours had passed? If you have, you’ve probably experienced “flow state,” aka the Holy Grail of concentration and achievement. WHAT IS A FLOW STATE? Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi describes a flow state as a “focus that, once it becomes intense, leads to a sense of ecstasy, a sense of clarity: you know exactly what you want to do from one moment to the other; you get immediate feedback.” That sounds complex, but you can also think of flow as being “in the zone.” And it might be the key to achieving your New Year’s goals. That’s because a flow state almost always coincides with tackling a difficult task, and when you’re in a flow state, even the most challenging things feel relatively easy. WHYARE HIGH ACHIEVERS OBSESSED WITH FLOW? Flow state doesn’t only happen for people with desk jobs. You can get it while running, playing chess, dancing, or climbing a mountain, and it’s considered the Holy Grail because it has a host of benefits. According to the meditation app Headspace, those perks include heightened focus (goodbye,
distractions!), a sense of clarity, feelings of happiness and pleasure, and the impression that all obstacles ahead of you have disappeared. That makes accomplishing your goals feel like less of a struggle. It’s no wonder high- achieving hobbyists, workers, and creatives crave the feeling! HOW CAN YOU GET IN A FLOW? Usually, a flow state isn’t planned — it just happens. In a BBC article, author Steven Kotler describes flow as “a happy accident.” But he also notes that we can make ourselves “more accident-prone.” To set yourself up for a flow state, find a quiet place to work and choose an activity that’s difficult but meaningful for you. Ideally, it should be something you’ve already put work into perfecting. If you’ve never tried painting before, you probably won’t find flow on your first attempt, but an experienced painter could achieve it while mastering a new technique. Some people claim that being in a flow state is a form of meditation and that learning how to meditate can help you reach it. To that end, apps like Headspace and Evenflow (for iPhones only) are great places to start! Before you know it, you’ll be finding the flow like a pro.
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Dawn, a Key Component of Eye Plastic Associates
After four years with Eye Plastic Associates, Dawn, our office manager and surgical coordinator, has had countless interactions with patients and knows how important it is to ensure that our patients feel comfortable understanding every step of their surgery and recovery. Her goal is to ensure her surgical patients have all of their questions and concerns addressed, and she makes herself available to them before and after their procedures. Dawn first entered the medical field 23 years ago, but it would be nearly 19 years before she found her way to Eye Plastic Associates. It was her passion for patient care that brought her to this practice. She states, “Our team works as one unit and sees itself as a close-knit family. I enjoy working with everyone so much. It’s rare to find a team that is so caring with our patients and each other. This team is really one of a kind, and it makes me so happy to work with such wonderful individuals.” As surgical coordinator, Dawn walks patients through the entire process of their surgeries. This has actually become one of her favorite aspects of the job. “When a patient comes into our medical office to discuss their procedure, they’re always a little bit nervous, understandably, because it’s surgery around their eyes,” Dawn says. “But when I talk them through the process, I see those nerves ease up. I put myself in their shoes and know
how anxious I would feel. It always makes me smile when they come in for their post-operative care and, remembering my name, they say, ‘Hi, Dawn. Thanks so much for all the information; it made a difference.’”
Knowing Dr. Scott’s experience, and how much he and our staff care, made it an easy decision when her mother needed oculoplastic surgery. She knew she could entrust her to Dr. Scott. Dawn continues, “Dr. Scott working with my mom was such a great experience. I was with her through the whole process. Afterward, when I saw how excited she
was with the end result, it made me so happy. It’s the same feeling I get when I see our patients with the same expression. What we do here is really life-changing for people.”
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