Flow

a [[state]]
- [[mental state]] [[desirable]]
- #wp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
  - As defined by [[Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi]] (I can never remember how to spell his name).
  - "In positive psychology, a flow state, also known colloquially as being in the zone, is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence, flow is characterized by the complete absorption in what one does, and a resulting transformation in one's sense of time."
a [[project]]
- by [[david-gelernter]] and [[eric freeman]]
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-future-of-the-internet-is-flow-1443796858
#pull [[flow state]]

I don't enter flow as often as I would like and that usually frustrates me; it's low key frustration but frustation nevertheless, and it builds up the longer it is sustained. It's like a part of my brain knows that we should get back to it, but life gets in the way; or, most often, I just procrastinate on triggering the right conditions.

Sometimes I like to get into flow with a [[quick fix]].

#push [[yoga]]
- a [[playlist]].
  - [[30 days]] of [[yoga with Adriene]] and [[yoga with x]] in [[2024]]
  - #go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0et6I930LaU&list=PLui6Eyny-UzwwBB_riVPMdOF3cmheEPpy

📄 pushed from garden/flancian/journal/2022_02_17.md by @flancian

#push
[[flow]]
- "[[struggle]] is the first phase of [[flow]]"
- on a meta level I find flow interesting because people I know that wouldn't usually talk about mindfulness or introspection are willing to engage with the concept

📖 stoas

public document at doc.anagora.org/flow
video call at meet.jit.si/flow

⥱ context

To see links, go up to full node [[flow]].