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Ways to Achieve More FLOW

One of the great things about Brave Space is how it provokes a state of FLOW in participants. One way it does this is by creating pressure on each of us to move into a state of intense CONCENTRATION. This is why setting a timer works. This is why writing in groups works. Because we see others and think, competitively, in a good way, they will do it, so we should too. So we concentrate. We put on blinders. We focus better than when we're alone.

Another way Brave Space helps us create FLOW is that we tend to use the pressure we feel in Brave Space to SET A CLEAR GOAL. Clear goal-setting is important for FLOW, and by doing it at the start of any creative session, you are helping yourself reach a state of FLOW.

Brave Space also creates a sense of HIGH CONSEQUENCES - as if something bad will happen if we don't achieve during the session. I guess I intimidate people into being creative! But that sense of High Consequences helps push us into FLOW.

The best thing about Brave Space is that it gets participants used to being in FLOW which makes it easier to FLOW when you're not in Brave Space. The consequences of attending Brave Space manifest as more creativity in every part of your life!

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