Flow State Triggers: The Research on What Actually Works
Every interruption costs 23 minutes of recovery time. Flow isn't a talent — it's an architecture problem with proven fixes.
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Every interruption costs 23 minutes of recovery time. Flow isn't a talent — it's an architecture problem with proven fixes.
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