How to Protect Your Attention & Do Your Best Work | Steven Puri

Let us know how we are doingFlow states, deep work, and protecting your focus in a world built to distract you. Michael Kimathi sits down with Steven Puri — founder and CEO of The Sukha Company — who went from software engineer to delivering Oscar-winning visual effects for Independence Day, to senior roles at 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks, before walking away to solve the problem he struggled with most: focus.In this episode:What flow state really is, why it takes time to enter, and how to recognize itWhy “14 minutes between Zoom calls” kills deep work for engineering teamsUsing your chronotype and self-awareness to design better daysWhy tenacity outlasts raw talent over a long careerThe difference between unhealthy hustle and sustainable, calm productivityProtecting deep work with time blocks and fewer interruptionsThe attention economy, AI, and what stays uniquely human: pattern-breaking creativityWhether you’re a developer, designer, writer, or founder, you’ll leave with a clear plan for protecting deep focus and doing work you can repeat.Try Sukha at thesukha.co and use code IMPACTMASTERS for 50% off for life.Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs focus, and leave a review with the one thing that distracts you most.Support the showSubscribe & FollowCheck us out at www.impactmasters.io. Subscribe for transformative conversations on YouTube.Listen Everywhere: Apple | Spotify | YouTube Music | Amazon | iHeart | BuzzsproutHost: LinkedIn | X Follow Us: X | LinkedIn