I’m sure, or at least I hope, you know the flow state.
It’s that beautiful moment of full immersion, where time vanishes, doubt disappears, and the doing comes effortlessly.
For me, it can happen when writing code, writing words, or building a spreadsheet. But also, I can find it when sharpening the knives, fixing the lawn mower, or wrestling with a jigsaw puzzle.
I don’t find it every time I do something on that list or every day. But I’m always in pursuit of the flow.
How do we summon it?
It’s not a sudden spark or a lightning bolt. It doesn’t hit in the shower or the middle of the night.
It shows up when we show up.
Steven Pressfield talks about the muse and how she shows up because you summon her. She doesn’t show up because she feels like it. You’re not waiting around until she shows up. You sit down and do the work. That’s when she shows up.
The Flow follows effort. It’s a pattern. A rhythm. Deliberate.
The Flow finds you because you put in the effort.
Show up. Do the work. Make bad stuff. Get punched in the face. Make it again. And again.
Summon The Flow.
