This is How I Hack into My Flow State Everyday

This is How I Hack into My Flow State Everyday http://www.wearesicc.com/flow-state-of-mind/Flow is not a new concept. If you are a productivity buff like me, I am sure you have heard about Flow over and over again.The concept was introduced by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi In other words, finding the moment or environment when/where you are so involved in what you are doing that you forget the time that has passed ; you also don’t feel like you are actually working but getting mere enjoyment from the process. You also feel an unprecedented surge of energy.So, how do you get yourself in the Flow state?This is the technique I use on a daily basis to get into the zone or Flow State.You might be expecting a sexy idea or a magic bullet. After I share the idea, you will ask me “Is that it?”. It is not a revolutionary idea however it is simple and to-the point.Let me walk you through few examples to explain how I do it. You will get a better understanding of the actual technique once I illustrate the ideas.ExerciseevalI love to exercise â€" for me it is a necessity. However, most of the days I am not that excited to do it. I have to constantly push myself to get to my work-outs; I have to force myself to put on my exercise gear and go downstairs to my home gym.Right from the beginning of the workout- the stretching,the warm-up I can’t wait for it to get over. If you see me during the first few minutes of my exercise , you can easily tell that I do not want to be there.But around the 20 minute mark something magical happens. All of a sudden I feel a rush through my body â€" perhaps that is a dopamine rush â€" the feel good drug. I am sweating, I am exhausted but I am smiling. I get to a point where I do not want to stop.I researched this, and found out that most people who exercise experience the same thing. There is a point in one’s workout when the endorphins kick in â€" at that point you experience the zone or runner’s high. And at that point you are so glad that you exercised.Cold CallingevalI have mentio ned in my previous posts, that I am a Sales Professional. A big part of my job I usually write my blog posts on Saturdays. Every single Saturday it is a dull ordeal.I grab my laptop and head over to the local library or Starbucks. I grab a Grande Blonde Roast Coffee, find myself a seat and open my laptop. For the first thirty minutes, I usually just stare at the screen. I do not know what I am going to write about. Often I browse social media As I am writing this particular article, I am in the Flow State. I have pushed through my writer’s block on this Saturday. The perfectionist in me has gone to sleep, now the writers has awoke he just wants to write.And that’s how I write during the weekends.I have shared with you three areas of my life â€" Exercise, Work and Blogging where I constantly hack my mind to get into the zone. So what can you deduce out of this of these 3 examples?Very simple “Just Suck it up”.Yes !! For the first 20 or 30 minutes just suck it up. Just force yourself to do it, and after a while you will be in the zone and you will not need motivation anymore. The Flow will take care of it.A moment ago I mentioned that you might not be impressed. I understand, and I am totally cool with that. Perhaps you were looking for a silver bullet or a trick.But this simple hack works effectively for me. JUST SUCK IT UP!!No matter how motivated you are, there will be times when you don’t feel like it. There will be times you are sick of it â€" but that is when you keep pushing yourself.Make self-discipline your ally. And sooner or later, you will get in the zone. Time will fly by, perhaps you will miss your meal â€" but at the end of it you will have completed what you set out to achieve; And that too with a sly grin on your face (the same type of grin I have right now as I am typing this sentence).Everyone can get into the Flow State.Everyone can get into the Zone Everyday.Whatever you want do now â€" just do it! Just suck it up , and it will be done!!If this resonates with you, feel free to share this article.