Lição 1
Choose Impactful Work Every Day
In this introductory lesson, Jeffrey lays the groundwork for the course. We consider the human need and desire to focus for extended periods of time on meaningful work. Jeffrey also distinguishes why pursuing meaningful work more than only personal happiness leads to flourishing. This lesson helps us apply lessons from the science of resilience, so we can discern which work or project we are called to focus upon.
Lição 2
The Beauty & Fragility Of Your Focus
In today's lesson we acknowledge the factors both in culture and in our brains make extended focus a challenge. Jeffrey draws from a classic analogy of the mind called The Rider & the Elephant to help you understand your mind’s distractibility and capacity to focus. You’ll test out a concrete exercise to help you start your focus and flow practice.
Lição 3
Foster Daily Devotion & Deep Purpose
It’s one thing to fall in love with a fantasy you have for life and work. It’s another thing to stand in love with your most impactful work in the world. In this lesson Jeffrey shares examples from the people he’s worked with and researched to help us foster a daily sense of devotion to our lives and work. A simple yet profound daily practice will help you remember why you do what you do - and motivate you to focus on it. This could help improve other lives, too.
Lição 4
Foster A Mindset Of Curiosity & Creativity
Every big idea begets a series of challenges. It’s all in how we face those challenges that distinguishes whether we flourish or flounder. Jeffrey invites us to reframe each day of our life and work as a quest for meaning amid challenges with what he calls a “questing mindset.” You’ll test out a concrete daily exercise to help you deepen your focus and flow practice.
Lição 5
Protect & Prime Your Mind For Focus
In this lesson, Jeffrey offers perspective on why we each must be proactive in protecting our fragile focus. With concrete steps and tips, Jeffrey then leads you through how to schedule weekly focus sessions and how to break down complex work and projects into achievable tasks that help your mind focus.
Lição 6
Focus & Flow Method
This midway lesson helps you pull together the principles and practices so far into a Focus & Flow Method - a simple method that has helped thousands of entrepreneurs, creatives, teachers, and leaders flourish.
Lição 7
Reverse Patterns Of Disturbance And Distractibility
In this lesson, you will go on a brief journey of your mind so you can redirect your attention with more awareness. Jeffrey uses core metaphors for states of mind we each experience - mountain mind (sustained intentional focus), pit mind (default disturbances), and rabbit hole mind (default distractions). These cognitive exercises will help you redirect your attention to mountain mind, meaning our intention(s) aligns with our attention.
Lição 8
Bring Wonder & Your Young Genius To Work
If you ever approach your work with a dulled spirit or if you ever feel a little burnt out, this lesson in our fundamental human nature is for you. In this lesson Jeffrey introduces the biological and adaptive importance of the human experience of wonder that momentarily dissolves our default perception so we can see again what is real and true and beautiful - including ourselves. This lesson leads us to contemplate what Jeffrey calls your “young genius” and how to bring yours to your work with you.
Lição 9
Practice Wonder Interventions & The Art Of Un-Focusing
Sometimes we need to daydream deliberately and unfocus well to focus better. Drawing from stories and current studies in the psychology of focus and of creativity, Jeffrey introduces you to two powerful “wonder interventions” - specific practices that induce openness, delight, and insight.
Lição 10
Pulling It All Together
This lesson reviews the core principles & practices learned and tested so far. Then Jeffrey leads you through how to integrate many of these practices into a morning flow routine and ritual. The lesson closes by encouraging you to reflect upon how to foster a Do It Together mindset over a Do It Yourself mindset when it comes to advancing your most impactful work.
