Flow
Family: Novelty and attention
How it differs from similar states
Completely absorbed in what I'm doing; time disappears; peak performance.
How this can feel in the body
Your body fades away—you and the activity become one, and time seems to stop.
It usually comes up when
The challenge perfectly matches your abilities, stretching them just enough.
What this might be pointing to
Peak performance and deep enjoyment of the process—a completely internal state.
What you can do with this
Flow is rare and valuable. Protect it from interruptions. Later, reflect: What level of challenge, what task, what time of day made it possible?
Where the name comes from
Flow is a completely internal state—you become one with what you're doing, and the outside world disappears.
Not quite it?
Closest by feel — the same ones the compass would show.
Two minutes, and you will see whether this is really it