The Energy Equation

IN THE ZONE

We’ve covered increasing personal energy and sleeping better. Now let’s look at how we can become more effective in life: both at work, in terms of focus and concentration, and in other areas of our life. Let’s look at living in the zone. The zone is when we are fully alert and operating at our best.

It occurs when what we’ve been working on becomes the only thing we experience. We are completely immersed in what we are doing, and the concept of time disappears. We become focused, more productive and experience a sense of accomplishment for the time spent.

The zone is a place of pure focus. It’s somewhere athletes strive to be so that their mind and body work in perfect sync and their movements seem to flow without conscious effort. ...