La Volpe
Sage
So I've been thinking about flow recently. For clarity:
I've often heard about flow, and often in reference to art and writing in particular. But as far as I can tell, I've never experienced this in writing, or pretty much anywhere else. They talk about a "runner's high" that comes after running until exhaustion or something, but I've never had that either.
The only time I experience something that could perhaps be this flow they're talking about, is when I'm coding. I lose track of time. But, I generally get really frustrated and/or angry when coding ("Damn you! Why won't you compile?"), so I'm not sure it counts.
So, have you guys ever experienced flow, particularly while writing? If so, did it just happen naturally, or did it start happening after you started doing something in particular?
In positive psychology, flow, also known as the zone, is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. (From Wikipedia)
I've often heard about flow, and often in reference to art and writing in particular. But as far as I can tell, I've never experienced this in writing, or pretty much anywhere else. They talk about a "runner's high" that comes after running until exhaustion or something, but I've never had that either.
The only time I experience something that could perhaps be this flow they're talking about, is when I'm coding. I lose track of time. But, I generally get really frustrated and/or angry when coding ("Damn you! Why won't you compile?"), so I'm not sure it counts.
So, have you guys ever experienced flow, particularly while writing? If so, did it just happen naturally, or did it start happening after you started doing something in particular?