Brad Stulberg
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It is screwing the wrench tighter and tighter and tighter and tighter until the bolt locks in.
It is screwing the wrench tighter and tighter and tighter and tighter until the bolt locks in.
And what the research shows is that strategy gets you very, very, very far until it becomes the very thing that gets in your way.
And what the research shows is that strategy gets you very, very, very far until it becomes the very thing that gets in your way.
So these coveted flow states, I'm sure you've talked about this on the podcast before, where everything's clicking, you're in the zone.
So these coveted flow states, I'm sure you've talked about this on the podcast before, where everything's clicking, you're in the zone.
A big part of those flow states is effortlessness, right?
A big part of those flow states is effortlessness, right?
So once you get really close to breaking through, to peaking in something, the thing that got you that far, the making things happen, the trying, actually becomes the one thing that keeps you attached to your ego, to your sense of self, that you have to learn to let go of.
So once you get really close to breaking through, to peaking in something, the thing that got you that far, the making things happen, the trying, actually becomes the one thing that keeps you attached to your ego, to your sense of self, that you have to learn to let go of.
This is so hard, particularly in organizational settings, because you get these people that rise to leadership positions by just constantly crushing it, by making things happen.
This is so hard, particularly in organizational settings, because you get these people that rise to leadership positions by just constantly crushing it, by making things happen.
They even become known in the organization as someone that can make things happen.
They even become known in the organization as someone that can make things happen.
Well, if you're an N of 1, that works.
Well, if you're an N of 1, that works.
If you're leading a team of 10, that works.
If you're leading a team of 10, that works.
If you're leading a team of 1,000, that makes you a micromanager that's going to burn out because it's impossible to make things happen across 1,000 people.
If you're leading a team of 1,000, that makes you a micromanager that's going to burn out because it's impossible to make things happen across 1,000 people.