More than being nervous I make a conscious attempt to guard against anxiety and stress. Both of these have hugely harmful effects and are proven to reduce immunity.
Nothing summarizes anxiety better than this quote from Seth Godin:
I remain deeply immersed in any activity that takes me in a state of FLOW. This blog post would enlighten you all on why you should unleash Flow in your lives.
Being in flow is very energizing because we operate at the peak of our capability.
Flow is a state which happens due to an optimal combination of performance and arousal.
We all enjoy being immersed in flow related activities for this below reason:
Read the following blogs to get enlightened on flow experience and how it causes fulfillment in our lives.
Celebrating favorite family traditions together gives a lot of joy and happiness. To understand the criteria for a family to be in full flow read this blog post.
In my opinion an ideal FAMILY is one wherein there is a subtle balance of differentiation and integration.
By differentiation all members are encouraged to try out novel ideas based on their acquired career capital. Whereas integration would mean all members unite and integrate to achieve common and critical goals for the family as a whole e.g. taking care of a minor during ill heath.
This fine balance of differentiation along with integration would enable the family members to remain in full flow, making it a delightful place.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi enlightens us on this wonderful insight in his best selling book named Flow.
In my view a DREAM FULFILLING JOB is one wherein one should return home fulfilled and can’t wait for the sun to rise to report to work, the next day.
Work occupies a huge part of our life and hence we should do a job we love.
For us to love our job, work should be like play. This can only happen when we are doing a job that suits our passion.
I love this quote of Simon Sinek which echoes my sentiment about a fulfilling job.
“Returning from work feeling inspired, safe, fulfilled and grateful is a natural human right to which we are all entitled and not a modern luxury that only a few lucky ones are able to find.”
Read some very insightful blogs around the topic of fulfilling work.
I am most happy when I am in flow. Flow is a state of mind wherein your performance is optimum due to the right amount of arousal. Research has proven that the state of flow leads of true happiness.
Optimal experience due to flow is experienced when I am 1) ignorant of external conditions and 2) exhibiting full concentration.
The five aspects to remain in full flow for long lasting happiness have been provided below, please read to know more.
Deliberate practice is the hardest thing in the world to do. Hence in my endeavor for excellence in the field of art, I have chosen deliberate practice to produce insightful content.
Blogging is my medium for producing insightful content. Aggregating lessons learnt from best sellers indeed takes a lot of focus and concentration.
Hence deliberate practice of 10000 hours of practice is the only way forward.
To know more about the benefits of deliberate practice along with sacrifice you need to make, read the following posts:
Having a pet is not only relaxing but very energizing at the same time. Being in company of a true friend like a pet can help us remain in flow. These are moments that create flow in our lives.
Research has proven that the science of flow demands us doing things that we really enjoy. Being with a pet is one such thing.
