Chapter 12CYCLE TO FLOW
This is probably a good time for a confession. In my enthusiasm to communicate to you the value of flow states, there is a chance that I might have made it sound all too easy to gain access to the zone. Aligning a selection of the external and internal triggers and shifting from negative mind to positive mind will, for sure, assist in the journey to that super‐focused state of consciousness but, and it's a big but, there's a good reason why it's so elusive. That reason is the initial phase of what's known as the flow cycle.
The flow cycle: Struggle/Release/Flow/Recovery
In the summer of 2020, many people around the world were deep into their first experience of lockdown. It felt like the stress response was permanently ...
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