It’s also the reason that flow states cannot be interrupted, even for short breaks, otherwise the entire mental state collapses and cannot be restored for hours

It’s also the reason that flow states cannot be interrupted, even for short breaks, otherwise the entire mental state collapses and cannot be restored for hours, days, or sometimes weeks. This was recently discussed as one of the barriers to returning to the office from remote work due to the various kinds of interruptions one can encounter in an office-like environment. Still, others have taken the opposite position, saying they can engage in flow states easier in the office than the home. This kind of interruption recently happened to me and I had to stop working on a specific subject for about four days until I was able to recapture the flow state and return to it. Once you get in the zone, you’re there, and that’s that.