Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. … - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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Two things you should know about me; The first is that I am deeply suspicious of people in general. It is my nature to expect the worst of them. And the second is that I am unexpectedly good with computers.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz.

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Find a way to express what moves you.

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