Chasing the State

The Prompt

Engage in a physical or creative activity where you have previously experienced flow — climbing, running, playing music, drawing, coding, playing a sport — for at least one sustained session of forty-five minutes or longer. Before beginning, note your skill level, the challenge you are facing, and your mental state. Afterward, document whether flow occurred, what conditions were present, what was absent, and what the transition into or out of the state felt like.

Completion Criteria

A reflective account of at least 400 words documenting a deliberate attempt to experience flow, including pre-session conditions, a description of the activity, specific observations about the presence or absence of Csikszentmihalyi's flow conditions, and a reflection on the felt quality of the experience.

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