At Planning-ness 2014, creative director and meditation teacher James Brown explained how to create flow. Flow occurs when you are able to remove distractions from your mind and be in "the zone", enabling better ideas to flourish

1. FLOW CONSCIOUSNESS
What it is.
What gets in the way.
How to cultivate it.
a talk by James Brown
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2. Flow is a state of consciousness in which we
are able to make the most out of every
moment of our experience. When we
perform at our best, and enjoy ourselves
fully. It is a state in which we are
completely present, without trying to be.
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3. “I wasn’t even trying.”
- Michael Jordan, after scoring 49 points
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4. “I can’t really say I wrote
that book. It just poured
out of me.”
- Amy Hempel, on writing “Reasons to Live”
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5. “Think? I don’t have time to
think. If I thought I’d die.”
- Jurgen Hansen, Wing Suit Flyer
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6. “I just close my eyes and try
to get out of the way..”
- Tom Waits, on getting ideas for songs
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7. “If you want great sex get
into your body and get out
of your head.”
- Xavier Hollander, The Happy Hooker
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8. These are the best
experiences of life.
But what about the rest of life?
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9. Content vs. Consciousness
A radical notion of happiness.
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10. I want my E.E.G.
Babies, jazz musicians and meditators.
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11. Brain chatter.
The Monkey Mind.
Make it stop. Please God, make it stop.
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12. The first cause:
Doing, doing, doing.
Are you stuck in the busy trap?
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13. The second cause:
S-T-R-E-S-S
What it is and how it affects us.
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14. You’re not a human doing.
You’re a human being.
Meditation is how we connect with our ability to be.
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15. Meditate. But how?
Contemplation. Concentration. And this other thing.
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16. Vedic Meditation.
The householder tradition.
Because you’re probably not a monk.
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17. Let not try to meditate.
An experiment in effortlessly allowing.
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18. 3 steps to cultivate flow.
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19. Reduce Distortion
Boosting our signal-to-noise ratio.
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20. Accept and move on.
An end to the uselessness of frustration.
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21. Follow your path.
The intellect is a terrible navigator.
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22. “The thing about little kids
is that they enjoy the box as
much as the toy.”
How awesome is that?
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23. Thanks.
Any questions?
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