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I'm not sure that flow and deliberate practice are mutually exclusive. The biggest example for me that comes to mind is working out. For me, deliberate practi

by 0wl3x 9y ago

I'm not sure that flow and deliberate practice are mutually exclusive. The biggest example for me that comes to mind is working out. For me, deliberate practice during that activity comes in the form of focusing on getting the muscle group I'm using to contract as hard as possible. When the set starts to get really difficult and my muscles are full of blood and maximally contracted my mind is solely focused on that contraction. I deliberately practice getting a pump and when I start to achieve it, I enter a state of flow. When I go to the gym and have a good workout there is at least a portion of my workout devoted to getting a pump and forcing blood into my muscles. Empirically, my muscles have gotten larger and I've gotten stronger. Does having flow while this is happening mean I'm not doing deep work?

thsowers 9y ago
Completely agree with you. I play the piano and can attest from watching others more skilled than me that practicing well in sections and many of the other things mentioned here are part of a professional pianists flow. That being said, perhaps the point that is trying to be made is that we should routinely examine our flow patterns and optimize for maximum efficiency
cbames89 9y ago
I interpreted flow as something that happens, and that you can make a good environment for it to happen , but can't force. However, recently I've found as you've found that I can force it to occur in certain circumstances. Maybe that's what the OP is getting at
cbames89 9y ago
I interpreted flow as something that happens, and that you can make a good environment for it to happen , but can't force. However, recently I've found as you've found that I can force it to occur in certain circumstances. Maybe that's what the OP is getting at
cbames89 9y ago
I interpreted flow as something that happens, and that you can make a good environment for it to happen , but can't force. However, recently I've found as you've found that I can force it to occur in certain circumstances. Maybe that's what the OP is getting at

by 0wl3x 9y ago

thsowers 9y ago

Completely agree with you. I play the piano and can attest from watching others more skilled than me that practicing well in sections and many of the other things mentioned here are part of a professional pianists flow. That being said, perhaps the point that is trying to be made is that we should routinely examine our flow patterns and optimize for maximum efficiency

cbames89 9y ago

I interpreted flow as something that happens, and that you can make a good environment for it to happen , but can't force. However, recently I've found as you've found that I can force it to occur in certain circumstances. Maybe that's what the OP is getting at

cbames89 9y ago