Experts say entrepreneurs, athletes, and writers all enter 'flow state' when they really concentrate on the task at hand — it's a reward in itself but also can increase productivity    Fergus Kerrigan spends several days a month alone by himself in an empty room with a whiteboard in front of him and a marker in his hand. “When I’m standing there, away from my devices and any possibility of interruption, I can free up my headspace and come up with all sorts of ideas,” says the 33-year-old...

Our culture glorifies the constant hustle for success which can lead to toxic productivity in the workplace Aoife O’Brien tends to prioritise work over everything else in her life. “It’s because being busy makes me feel good,” says the 44-year-old from Dublin. “But it can get to the stage where I can even neglect to take care of my health or to spend time with loved ones.” She first noticed this tendency upon founding her business and podcast, www.happieratwork.ie, in 2019. “Until then, I’d...