Something strange is happening in my life with greater frequency. I seem to have these moments where I lose track of time. I'm noticing it more and more at my day job. The time between breaks seems to be getting shorter although I know this can't really be true. Time is constant, right? I truly believe this twist in time has something to do with finding your flow.
If you want to find your flow, the best thing you can do is completely absorb yourself in the moment. Block everything else out including the past and the future. Be here. Nothing else matters except the person in front of you. Connect. Lock all of your senses into the moment. This is what others mean when they tell you they are in the zone.
I came across a great quote from a psychologist I discovered this morning while researching for today's message. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the co-founder of the field of positive psychology, also known as "the father of the flow," has this to say about finding your flow...
“It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were. When we choose a goal and invest ourselves in it to the limits of concentration, whatever we do will be enjoyable. And once we have tasted this joy, we will redouble our efforts to taste it again. This is the way the self grows.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Have a great day.
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