In reply to Joel Davis:
‘You may have experienced a flow state at some point — that sense of fluidity between your body and mind, where you are totally absorbed by and deeply focused on something, beyond the point of distraction. Time feels like it has slowed down. Your senses are heightened. You are at one with the task at hand, as action and awareness sync to create an effortless momentum. Some people describe this feeling as being “in the zone.”’ (Headspace)
I can experience the flow state for hours at a time outdoors. Whilst it can be experienced indoors, it’s rarer, and last for much shorter periods. There’s just something about the stimulus to the senses outdoors that just cannot be replicated indoors.
It sounds a bit hippy, but I can feel at one with my environment outdoors, in addition to being in the flow state. I feel refreshed, as though all pressures in my life have been eased. Even though you can be working hard, you are physiologically and mentally relaxed at the same time, free of stress.
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