Flow State
…..This blend of happiness and peak performance is sometimes referred to as flow, which is what athletes and performers experience when they are “in the zone.” Flow is the mental state you experience when you are so focused on the task at hand that the rest of the world fades away.
People who experience flow describe it as “a state of effortless concentration so deep that they lose their sense of time, of themselves, of their problems,” and their descriptions of the joy of that state are so compelling that Csikszentmihalyi has called it an “optimal experience.” Many activities can induce a sense of flow, from painting to
... See moreDaniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow
A flow state is priceless. It happens when we lose ourselves in the work, simply connecting with the task, without commentary or doubt. When we’re in flow, time slows down, satisfaction rises and we feel fully engaged.
“When you start working, everybody is in your studio - the past, your friends, enemies, the art world and above all your own ideas - all are there. But if you continue painting they all start leaving one by one, and you are left alone. Then if you’re lucky, even you leave” - Philip Guston