It's very difficult to get "in the zone," if you're not working on something that is inherently meaningful to you. You could move bricks all day, work 8 hours s

It's very difficult to get "in the zone," if you're not working on something that is inherently meaningful to you. You could move bricks all day, work 8 hours straight, and become the best brick mover around, but I doubt you'd consider yourself locked in during that time. Your mind is probably wandering to other topics of interest; distracting you from the actual task. If you want to get in the zone: find a meaningful task, or allow the given task to take on meaning for you.