> "The state of flow can be caused by various events. It can be, like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi says, “hearing to a song of a bird in the forest” or “sharing a cr

> "The state of flow can be caused by various events. It can be, like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi says, “hearing to a song of a bird in the forest” or “sharing a crust of bread with a friend”." Huh? I think we're getting a little too abstract here. Getting into a state of "flow" requires three things for me: 1. Work that doesn't suck. I gave my IDE the finger today. Double middle fingers right at my screen. What I was working on really sucked. I need to be working on something interesting. 2. Decent amount of caffeine 3. A song I can loop and listen to all day without it distracting me. Usually something electronic. Brain.fm's "Focus" setting also works. Headphones in, caffeine consumed, and the hours can move by quickly. Without other interruptions of course.