As design practitioners, you must be fond of doing deep work in a comfortable place with no distractions. You get into the zone; your neurons get fired up and shoots connections all over the place; and you lose yourself in the task, oblivious to the marching of time.

Some principles to attain flow should be universal. Set your phone to silent mode (or better still, place it in another room), block out certain time slots on your calendar so that you can remain focused on completing the task, make yourself a nice cup of tea or coffee, plan to pamper yourself with a reward after your task is done…the extensive list goes on.

But what I’m curious about is the routine you adapt to get into the flow. Do you tackle your hardest thing first thing in the morning? How long does your flow last? Do you intentionally take coffee breaks or are you the sort to charge all the way until your task is completed?