Deep and Flow Work (June 27th, 2025) – Online Training

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In a world full of distractions, it is becoming increasingly important to be able to concentrate on your work. Working in a more relaxed and productive way – is that possible? And how?

Deep and Flow Work aims to achieve full concentration and utilize your own mental capacities. In “flow” mode, you are able to absorb complex information and new knowledge much more easily and process it in a creative way. You focus on what you can influence yourself. This seminar includes working techniques from self-management and time management and meditation techniques.

Contents

  • What is “flow and deep work”?
  • Deliberate tunnel vision
  • Deep versus shallow work (superficial routine tasks)
  • Mindset, attitude and mental approach
  • Knowing and reviewing your own beliefs
  • Self and time management
  • Prioritization
  • Concentration training and meditation techniques
  • Creating the necessary working environment
  • My personal driving force
  • Eliminating procrastination and time thieves
  • Turning the “innere Schweinehund” into a partner

Goals

  • You will learn how to focus and concentrate.
  • You will understand how your brain works and how you can specifically increase its performance.
  • You reduce distractions from your daily work routine.
  • You learn to consciously plan, prioritize and integrate rituals into your work to increase your performance.

Pre-Requisites

You will be asked to fill in a short preliminary query to get to know your personal work and concentration style and give the trainer some input on potential focus topics for the workshop.

Please note that a webcam is a prerequisite for this workshop.

Target group: Doctoral candidates and postdocs from all departments and fields of study at TU Darmstadt

Trainer: HansJörg Schumacher | infrarot

Language: English

Date/Time: Friday, June 27th, 2025 | 9:00 am – 5:30 pm

Location: Online via Zoom. You will receive the link via email by your trainer.

Registration: Please fill in the Ingenium registration form (opens in new tab).

HansJörg Schumacher studied political science and journalism and is a certified trainer for NLP and transactional analysis. As a managing director of a service company he has gained project experience in more than eight countries, making him an expert in organizational development and system-dynamic organizational consulting. Today, he focuses on consulting and trainings.

His motto: “You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him to discover it within himself.” Galileo Galilei

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