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🧠 The Drop In — Edition 001
Your Flow-State OS for Peak Performance
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### Welcome to The Drop In
A few years ago, I enrolled in a course by the Flow Research Collective, founded by Steven Kotler. It was a six-week intensive that paired deep neuroscience with 1:1 coaching. My coach? A neuroscientist. The goal? Mastering the mechanics of Flow State.
That experience rewired how I approach work, creativity, and performance. I walked away with a clear understanding: Flow isn’t a mysterious force—it’s a trainable skill. One you can trigger on demand with the right knowledge, structure, and discipline. Since then, I’ve built a new personal OS—one that integrates flow into my everyday operating rhythm.
This newsletter is the distillation of that journey—and it’s for high-performers like you.
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### What to Expect Each Week:
In every edition of The Drop In, you’ll get:
✅ Insights from the Attention Economy — How to reclaim focus and avoid burnout
⚙️ Curated Tools & Tech — Systems and apps that actually boost flow, not fracture it
🧘 Praxis & Practice — Proven methods, rituals, and experiments to build your Flow OS
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“The more control you have over your attention, the more control you have over your future.”
—James Clear (Author of Atomic Habits)
### This Week’s Drop:
🎯 Attention Anchor
> “Flow follows focus.” We’ll dig into how context switching is killing your flow—and what to do about it. (Coming next edition.)
🛠 Tool of the Week:
> Drafts — A minimalist, distraction-free writing app designed to get you into deep work faster. - https://getdrafts.com/
📓 Practice Prompt:
> This week, try the “30–30–1” rule: For the next 30 days, spend the first 30 minutes of your workday on your 1 most important task. Flow loves consistency and prioritization.
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Welcome aboard. You’re now operating in Flow Mode.
Stay tuned,
Michael V. Puhala
Founder, The Drop In
& Author of ‘Human Traits — a novel exploring humanity’s relationship with AI’