The unexamined self that examines the unexamined life is not worth being.
— i
The Flow
How does it feel to be in “The Flow”?
- Completely involved, focused, concentrating - with this either due to innate curiosity or as the result of training
- Sense of ecstasy - of being outside everyday reality
- Great inner clarity - knowing what needs to be done and how well it is going
- Knowing the activity is doable - that the skills are adequate, and neither anxious or bored
- Sense of serenity - no worries about self, feeling of growing beyond the boundaries of ego - afterwards feeling of transcending ego in ways not thought possible
- Timeliness - thoroughly focused on present, don’t notice time passing
- Intrinsic motivation - whatever produces “flow” becomes its own reward
Source: http://j.mp/obQnDH
Contrary to what we tend to assume, the normal state of the mind is chaos…when we are left alone, with no demands on attention, the basic order of the mind reveals itself…Entropy is the normal state of consciousness—a condition that is neither useful nor enjoyable.
— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
