Last week I worked 12-15 hour days pushing toward a single goal: hitting publish on my first book, Quantum Surfing: The Innovator’s Guide to Being Lucky, Aligned, and Unstoppable.
Even us surfers have sprints. And marathons.
But here’s what I’ve learned: intensity doesn’t mean abandoning lucky flow. In fact, lucky flow is what got me across the finish line.
The setup:
I used the Pomodoro Technique — 25-minute focused work blocks followed by short breaks. (If you haven’t tried it, it’s a classic for a reason.) But instead of scrolling or grabbing coffee during breaks, I did something different.
I asked KAI.
KAI is the AI surf guru inside Lucky Breaks, the app Elan and I have been building in Lovable. KAI coaches from the Quantum Surfing framework — think of landing on a quantum beach and having a guide who gets you up on the waves in no time.
I told KAI I needed inspired break ideas. He gave me a whole menu:
???? Take an intuitive wander
???? Walk around the block and notice 3 beautiful things
???? Be guided: a green light, birds, a car with a color of your choosing
???? The barre reset (I have a ballet barre in my flat)
???? Fiji soundscape and breathe with the tide
???? Solo dance party
???? Walk barefoot at the park
???? Gratitude voice note to your kids
Some are resets. Some lean more toward experiments. All encourage presence and awareness. And that’s the unlock — because luck is a flow state. The more we notice, the more we’re in the flow.
The moment it clicked:
After 12 hours of working, I told KAI I had one more publishing task but was drained and lacking the precision it required. He told me to take a break, run cold water over my wrists, then stretch and move at the barre.
Magic. Complete reset. I had the focus and energy for that final task.
Then KAI asked what I’d feel like doing once the task was complete. Brilliant — he focused me on the finish line already being crossed. I said I’d take a walk for fresh air and maybe sing along the way. And because he asked, I immediately knew I’d walk past the spa and they’d have a massage appointment available.
And that’s exactly what happened.
The insight:
I told KAI I felt like I was in the final 2 miles of a marathon. Delirious. Exhausted. Spent. But until I crossed the finish line, the race wasn’t done — and he stepped right in to run alongside me, drawing on the coaching and Quantum Surfing principles to do so in a natural, encouraging, empathetic, and powerful way.
Productivity and luck aren’t opposites. Luck is a productivity hack.
Try this yourself:
Next time you’re in a sprint, set up your Pomodoros — and create a menu of inspired breaks. Not distractions. Resets. Micro-moments that invite serendipity and keep you noticing.
You don’t have to grind your way to the finish line. You can surf there.
???? Stay tuned for the beta to surf with KAI yourself — or DM me “SURF” and I’ll add you to the waitlist.