When was the last time you experienced a truly ecstatic flow state when
working? Where time was flying, and you didn’t even notice it passing? Do
you know how to create more of these in the future?

It took 10 years for The Office to find success after it aired. What would
you create for the intrinsic reward of the project itself? What if you knew
it wouldn’t find popular success until 10 years from now, if at all? Would
you still create it?

The very notion of a “flow” state was popularized and explored in Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi’s seminal book, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
. We’re unpacking the first half of his book, flow ingredients and
impediments, in this “BookRx” episode.

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