We help visionaries succeed
with an experiment-driven approach to peak performance
MakeTimeFlow is a philosophy, tool set and mastermind for high achievers.
Created and led by Boston-based physician and expert on optimal experience, high performance and human flourishing, Narath Carlile MD MPH FAMIA
Experiment #1:
Use time more intentionally
In minutes a day, unlock more productivity by being highly intentional with your time.
Best for: Reclaiming control over your time, reducing distractions, and doing more deep work.
How You’ll Do it:
- Timeblock your day using your current favorite planner tool
- Use Flow timer
- Decide how long to invest in tasks
- When timer ends, rate your focus & productivity levels
- At end of day, review your TaDa List
- Learn from your data
Experiment #2:
Flourish more in life
Try new daily habits that create positive change and help you thrive.
Best for: Becoming clear about what matters most to you, and making time for it.
How You’ll Do It:
- Answer a 15-minute questionnaire to create your personal Flourishing Map.
- Choose 1 (or 2) domains you want to improve in. Set goals.
- Get a weekly email & click the link to do a quick check-in.
- See your progress on your Flourishing Compass.
Experiment #3:
Win Your Evenings & Weekends
Struggling to disconnect? Reset a healthier separation between work and personal life.
Best for: Boosting productivity while reducing stress about unfinished work. Improving ability to relax. Enhancing relationships & health.
How You’ll Do It:
- Use the Flow app daily to do a Shutdown ritual each work-day for 2 weeks
- Get a weekly email to rate your stress, productivity and other dimensions you want to track.
Experiment #4:
Make-your-own experiment
Ready to change something in your life? Use this experiment framework and toolset.
Best for: Trying a new approach to making change. Gaining insight into what works for you, and what doesn’t work. Data-driven progress.
How You’ll Do It:
- Using our Experiment template, define a specific outcome you’d like.
- Decide on timeframe (e.g. 2 weeks so it feels do-able, yet long enough to see progress)
- Use the Flow app as a framework for structuring your day clearly with a Start, Midpoint & Shutdown. Use the built-in Timer & Reflections to be intentional about choices, tasks & time.
The impact on my well being and my professional productivity has been enormous. I will never go back to my old way of doing things.
Rob Larity, CMT, CFA
Founder & Chief Investment Officer,
Cognitive Investments
What is this project?
MakeTimeFlow is a social-benefit startup based in Boston, led by Dr. Narath Carlile and Heli Tuomi.
Our mission is to help people who want more out of life focus their time and attention to achieve those results.
Sound simple? It is, yet so many of us struggle with having enough time, and being distracted by a tidal wave of demands.
MakeTimeFlow is a results-oriented approach. We provide a philosophy, community and toolset that help you put ideas into action. Coaching and consulting are also available.
What's in the MakeTimeFlow toolset?
Flow TimeBox
A multifactorial timer for managing intentional, focus, and to avoid rabbit holes.
Flow Workbook
The companion 4-week focus planner. Receive a fresh workbook by mail each month, and reset.
Desktop App
A productivity multi-tool featuring work rituals to help you start with intention, get into flow & shutdown well.
Mastermind
A monthly meetup for Premium Members: high achievers who seek to maximize their potential to do good in the world.
Your most valuable asset is your time.
The average professional can increase their productivity by 20-40% using Flow.
How much is it worth to you, to perform at that level?
Read more about our 'As Fast As Possible' Premium Accelerator here
An excellent,
supportive and wise coach.
Lisa V. Adams MD, Associate Dean, Dartmouth
Narath is fantastic.
Veterans leadership training participant
Dr. Narath Carlile is an educator, innovator and physician whose mission is to help people tap into their potential and flourish more. His approach centers on offering training and tools that help you move towards optimal experience (flow), peak performance and time mastery.
Narath trained at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics, with additional expertise in Global Health, Social Equity, and Health Innovation.
Narath holds a BSc in Computer Science (York), MD (Dartmouth) and MPH (Harvard). He is also recipient of multiple awards, including the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award and the Excellence in Medicine American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award, and a member of the Alpha Omega Medical Honor Society and the Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society.
Originally from Durban, South Africa, Narath grew up in Canada and now resides with his family in Boston.
He founded MakeTimeFlow with his wife and business partner Heli Tuomi as a platform for sharing science-based, actionable knowledge with individuals and organizations interested in improving well-being and outcomes through better focus and time allocation.
Brings home the relevance of how valuable and powerful your time and attention actually are, how a lot of us squander it on things that don't matter, and how to change that. Adopting the Flow way feels like a serious level-up. It's actually life-changing.
Hagan C., Creative Director & Producer
Don't waste time,
because time is what life is made of.
Bruce Lee
"I went from being skeptical of 'yet another system' to being a strong believer in this MakeTimeFlow approach. The impact on my well being and my professional productivity has been enormous.
I used time-blocking and a hodgepodge of other methods before, but I never had the diligence to stick with them.MakeTimeFlow put me over the edge and finally got me into a rhythm of managing my time thoughtfully and well.
I could feel the change not just in my productivity, but even at the bodily level, with less frantic running around, less stress, etc.
MakeTimeFlow is NOT a 'system' or a gimmick. It is a method for taking all the best elements from all the other various systems, using rigorous science to gauge what actually has value, and then putting together a FRAMEWORK for diligently applying them to your day-to-day.
The most important part of MakeTimeFlow, for me, are the physical objects -- the timer, and the notebook. To have something physical on the desk, that you can carry around with you, is key. The workbook acts as a talisman, constantly keeping you engaged and focused. Physically writing in the book and using it as a map for the day is a huge benefit.
As someone who has tried all the productivity gimmicks under the sun, I also love the fact that everything in the MakeTimeFlow workbook is backed by real research, references, etc. right in the book itself, so you know it's been rigorously researched.This is a system that respects your intelligence and, I'm sure, will change in time as new and better research is incorporated into the framework.
I went from being skeptical of 'yet another system' to being a strong believer in this MakeTimeFlow approach.
The impact on my well being and my professional productivity has been enormous.
I will never go back to my old way of doing things."
Rob Larity, Founder & CIO
Cognitive Investments
"I went from being skeptical of 'yet another system' to being a strong believer in this MakeTimeFlow approach. The impact on my well being and my professional productivity has been enormous.
I used time-blocking and a hodgepodge of other methods before, but I never had the diligence to stick with them.MakeTimeFlow put me over the edge and finally got me into a rhythm of managing my time thoughtfully and well.
I could feel the change not just in my productivity, but even at the bodily level, with less frantic running around, less stress, etc.
MakeTimeFlow is NOT a 'system' or a gimmick. It is a method for taking all the best elements from all the other various systems, using rigorous science to gauge what actually has value, and then putting together a FRAMEWORK for diligently applying them to your day-to-day.
The most important part of MakeTimeFlow, for me, are the physical objects -- the timer, and the notebook. To have something physical on the desk, that you can carry around with you, is key. The workbook acts as a talisman, constantly keeping you engaged and focused. Physically writing in the book and using it as a map for the day is a huge benefit.
As someone who has tried all the productivity gimmicks under the sun, I also love the fact that everything in the MakeTimeFlow workbook is backed by real research, references, etc. right in the book itself, so you know it's been rigorously researched.
This is a system that respects your intelligence and, I'm sure, will change in time as new and better research is incorporated into the framework.
I went from being skeptical of 'yet another system' to being a strong believer in this MakeTimeFlow approach.
The impact on my well being and my professional productivity has been enormous.
I will never go back to my old way of doing things."
Rob Larity, Founder & CIO
Cognitive Investments