How to Enter a Flow State Through Daily Routine

Ask any high performance/high risk athletes about how they do whatever it is they do, and odds are that at one point they’ll mention “flow,” that state of being in the zone where nothing else can distract you. Writers will often mention flow as well, times when the words seemingly pour out, when they can’t be distracted by anything else. It may be tempting to think that flow is a naturally occurring state that happens at random, but we have a lot more control over it than we might think, and that control comes from routine.

The decisions you make at the start of your day will determine how the rest of that day looks. It’s up to you whether you’ll sut up that day to optimize flow, or whether you’ll allow yourself to be distracted throughout the day. Your first few actions of the day make all the difference: Starting your day with a focused activity like reading or exercising can help you maintain focus throughout your day, whereas starting your day with emails or social media can put you in a reactive state, and leave you easily distracted throughout the day.

The key to regularly achieving a flow state lies in your routine, in the way you set up each and every day. You can design your routine to optimize flow, and you can do it in relatively short order too. Give it a try, you won’t regret it.

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How to Enter a Flow State Through Daily Routine

Ask any high performance/high risk athletes about how they do whatever it is they do, and odds are that at one point they’ll mention “flow,” that state of being in the zone where nothing else can distract you. Writers will often mention flow as well, times when the words seemingly pour out, when they can’t be distracted by anything else. It may be tempting to think that flow is a naturally occurring state that happens at random, but we have a lot more control over it than we might think, and that control comes from routine.

The decisions you make at the start of your day will determine how the rest of that day looks. It’s up to you whether you’ll sut up that day to optimize flow, or whether you’ll allow yourself to be distracted throughout the day. Your first few actions of the day make all the difference: Starting your day with a focused activity like reading or exercising can help you maintain focus throughout your day, whereas starting your day with emails or social media can put you in a reactive state, and leave you easily distracted throughout the day.

The key to regularly achieving a flow state lies in your routine, in the way you set up each and every day. You can design your routine to optimize flow, and you can do it in relatively short order too. Give it a try, you won’t regret it.

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Is Focusing on What You Can Control the Key to Happiness?

How many of us are truly happy? How many of us know what true happiness really is? The answer to those questions is likely beyond the scope of this article, but one thing remains for certain: Focusing on what you can control, rather than what you can’t, can likely contribute to your overall happiness.

Maybe you wanted to go to the park but it started raining outside? That certainly isn’t something you can control, and it can understandably put a damper on your day. Taking the example a little further, life happens, and it can be anything from a lost wallet to a lost loved one that happens without you having any control over the situation.

So what can you control? You can control your reactions. “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” may sound like an old cliche, but in this case it certainly applies. You have the power to control your reactions, just as your reactions have the power to control your mood.

This is easier said than done, of course, and requires much hard work and dedication. Mindfulness meditation may be a useful tool to help you along on the journey, as may be the practice of stoicism, but the longest of journeys begins with a single step and like with everything else, acceptance of what you can’t change happens one step at a time.

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