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Oct 17, 2024, 01:38 PM
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I’m doing online therapy modules at the moment and part of the resilience one is flow - that is the act of being absorbed totally in something to the point of losing awareness of time. It can be anything- something skilled that you’re accomplished at, or something simple like cleaning, or gardening…
The idea is, it takes you out of an emotional state of mind, it brings you to a place of peace hopefully. So I thought I’d start a thread here … what brings you into a state of Flow? |
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Oct 17, 2024, 03:21 PM
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Oh interesting. Reading for sure. But I can lose track of time when I’m at the lake, just sitting and watching the water being aware of nature.
Don’t know if that’s flow but it’s calming.
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Oct 17, 2024, 04:06 PM
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Sewing, esp hand-sewing. Like hemming a pair of trousers.
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Oct 18, 2024, 07:59 AM
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Oct 18, 2024, 08:56 AM
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Great question! For me right now, it is knitting. I can knit all day long and the day zips by.
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Oct 18, 2024, 01:45 PM
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Oct 24, 2024, 12:32 PM
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I listened to Flow on audible. I believe thr author was Hungarian.
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Oct 24, 2024, 01:15 PM
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Or something like that. ETA - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi I was close! |
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Oct 25, 2024, 06:04 AM
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Drawing. Not necessarily something complex just doodling is fine. Coloring. Reading if a book is good. House work like cleaning. Some crafts like diamond art or other tedious crafts.
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Oct 25, 2024, 07:30 AM
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Oct 25, 2024, 07:32 AM
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I think I felt flow on my run this morning, for a long time running felt too hard to get flow, but I’ve had a break and also dropped my pace and it felt better. Dark morning running weirdly seems to help me focus, not sure why.
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Oct 25, 2024, 07:33 AM
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Oct 26, 2024, 01:52 AM
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Yeah I have also heard of the "Flow state" as described by the author referred to in this thread.
It seems to me as he is talking about actitivies one might get lost in. I don't really know if I have any such activities. Except maybe writing?
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