Finding Flowstate
Those of us who want to be as happy, healthy, and productive as possible should strive to habituate flowstate. Flow is a peak state of consciousness that is increasingly rare in modern life for two reasons…
Lack of focus — In the past, people could literally focus on just one thing for many hours or even days with the exception of taking breaks for sustenance and sleep. They weren’t distracted constantly by cell phones, computers, television, and 4,000 advertisements a day. Focused attention is crucial to flow. No focus. No flow.
Disinterest in religion — Historically, the way that even the most common of people reached flow, was through the practice of religion. Religious worship in its myriad forms is conducive to flowstate. Modern folks are increasingly secular or marginally religious.
I’d urge you to rediscover flow, it’s a powerful tool at our disposal but there are subtleties to yielding it.
