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How Deep Dive and Power Hour sessions work

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So, what exactly is a 'deep work session'?

It’s a guided deep work session, run on Zoom. FLOWN’s facilitators bring their own pizzazz to each one, but they’re run roughly like this:

• Arrival (prompt), followed by intro featuring bundles of aforementioned pizzazz (3 mins)

• Breakout room – you share with a couple of fellow Flockers what you intend to achieve in the session, plus any additional chatter you feel you want to share (4 mins)

• Deep work session. Put the group in Gallery view, so you can see everybody working, and knuckle down on your own work (50 mins)

• Take a break! Science shows that 45-50 mins is a good chunk of deep work before your brain needs a break. So at this point you can go and get a coffee, or enjoy the break larks led by your facilitator. Expect games, stretches, riddles, juggling challenges with a toilet roll – anything that gives your mind a jolt out of deep work so you can return to deep work with your brain replenished (5 mins)

• Deep work session part deux. As per the first deep work session. Go again! Get it done! (50 mins)

• Decompress. Share with your Flock buddies (from your earlier breakout room) how you got on. No judgement, no pressure. We're confident you’ll have done way more than you expected, though. (5 mins)

• Wrap up. Before you go, your deep work guide will send you off with something inspiring, curious, and/or funny. (3 mins)

There, that’s 120 minutes of deeply productive time accounted for.

Power Hour sessions are similar, but only an hour long. They work like this:

• Arrival – prompt, quick-fire intro from your host. Let’s get going ASAP (2 mins)

• Quickfire breakout – share your intentions for the session with a small group (3 mins)

• Deep work sesh – get down to your tasks in the silent presence of the whole virtual room (50 mins)

• Report back – How did you go? Put your performance in the chat! (3 mins)

• Outro – You’ll be sent on your way with a spring in your step. Maybe some breathwork, a quick game, or something to ponder (2 mins)

Clear? Once you try it, it’ll be clear as 4K Netflix.