Yes, like more figures before the decimal point in the bank balance but that does make one more happy.

My experience certainly confirms this idea. I find myself "flowing" when I am creating things. It happens when I am woodcarving, when I am coding, when I am designing, when I am inventing.

It is very good to be reminded of this once in a while... Now I just need to figure out how to encourage my loved ones to "go for the flow," not *with* it. ;)

Thanks, Kevin! 😄😇😄
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watched it , thanks for the reminder

I used to judge myself heavily and feel shame for being in the flow state (there was a time in my life when I would meditate for hours upon hours, sometimes even days at a time and this made it where I began to naturally meditate while doing other activities like playing basketball or socializing), because I feared that it came across to others as me being autistic (too absorbed in my own world to notice/ acknowledge others) and I could sense uneasiness in others when I was aware of being so intensely focused on my own agenda(s).

Now, for better or worse, I let the extreme feeling of peace and freedom reign free.  I still wonder sometimes whether I come across as the most arrogant/ self-absorbed person of all time, but I know that my intentions are pure, so it doesn't bother me as much as it used to.

I definitely do benefit from focused energy at the "me - level", that much I can't deny, but I just wish I could somehow include people in my wonderful experience without feeling like I'm intimidating them with my intense energy (focus).  I dunno, perhaps my problem is really just one of being autistic (just never diagnosed) or extremely introverted.  In any case, I feel healthy and charged (downright wonderful).

I'm a huge fan of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi even though I can never pronounce his name. I tend to think of Flow a lot when pondering Universal Basic Income or other more ideal setups. You'll always get people putting forth full effort when in this state. 

The video you linked on it is phenomenal! Thanks for sharing it.