# Flow state ?

- URL: https://numo.ai/community/5khphzb/flow-state
- Language: en
- Author: @kristyb
- Posted: 2025-08-21T16:32:15.850Z
- Tag: question
- Comments: 6
- Likes: 5

Have any hacks to get yourself intentionally into flow state / hyper focus ? Thanks

## Comments (4)

### @cuddly — 2025-08-22T13:24:31.035Z

Seems like music 🎶 is the winner for most of us 😄 scented candles like lemon 🍋 or orange 🍊 sometimes help me too.

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### @CrowDoesStuff — 2025-08-21T20:44:56.807Z

I listen to breakcore music because its usually just enough to keep me energised without distracting me with lyrics!! if music isnt something that helps then setting aside a place or time for work (having a routine) may help instead

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### @emmB@ — 2025-08-21T17:16:57.235Z

Not something specific  to ADHD but Cal Newport, when advising people on productivity, says that having a place dedicated to your « deep work », with some specific music, or just routine (always preparing yourself a cup of tea, taking the same « deep work » pen, etc.) helps your brain think « Now it’s deep work time ! ». ASMR too, or just a Pomodoro video on YouTube with a environment you like (Hogwarts Library, etc.) : he says it helps you take on a very specific kind of task by « wiring » your brain on the « right » channel…  
I hope I’m clear enough… 😅  
And by the way I never managed to apply these principles - but I do find them sensible, and maybe you’ll be able to !

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#### @whatever6789 — 2025-08-29T21:53:43.006Z

Omw somebody else that hates pomodoro!! Never could get it to work for me and then dealt with major imposter syndrome bc it’s such a common ADHD hack 🙈

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#### @cuddly — 2025-08-22T13:23:13.706Z

OMG Pomodoro soooooooo disrupts my hyper focus the only thing it’s good for is getting started! (Sorry I hate it with a passion and don’t understand how it helps people with ADHD because for me it is a bundle of everything I suck at- the breaks break my flow can’t get started again- am hyper aware of time- hypes my anxiety, etc.) 

Ok. Now my rant is done. 

Music, scented candles are my best friend 

A straightened up space to work in etc.

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### @LookASquirrel — 2025-08-21T16:51:44.459Z

Music sometimes helps me. Something upbeat, like when you exercise.

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