流*Flow Survey / Discussion

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流*Flow Survey / Discussion 2017-01-15 08:52:14 Post No. 2817599
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流*Flow Survey / Discussion Anonymous 2017-01-15 08:52:14 Post No. 2817599 [Report]

>流*Flow is defined as being "in the zone" when your system processes are overcome with data your mind cannot process to produce a pleasant feeling of losing oneself that ultimately allows one to move past/challenge their current plateau/comfort zone in one's work. Constantly producing flow is so addictive that has been deduced to be one of the key indicators of overall happiness, alongside a certain level of monetary and interpersonal relationship happiness.

To put it plainly, in the great tree of "gitting gud" these are those tiny moments when you are excited that you actually "getting better" if but in a tiny way or if only for a single drawing/moment.

I'm trying to get a better grasp of the idea so I can better explain it to both myself and others. So I am surveying you /ic/, what are your personal experiences with flow? Are there any drawings you feel comfortable posting in which you overcame a personal barrier and felt flow? Do you have any questions about Flow?**

Pic related is a combination of 流 and Flow
*Ryu or 流 literally means "Flow"
**that are not answered in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)

Anonymous 2017-01-15 10:20:05 Post No.2817700
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Anonymous 2017-01-15 10:20:05 Post No.2817700 [Report]

I've played video games and jerked off to porn since I was 11. After close to 2 decades of this, my brain's dopamine circuitry was so frazzled I couldn't focus on anything that I wanted to do aside from video games and jerking off. Art was entirely out of the question because I couldn't maintain a good workflow, I would get distracted within 5 minutes. Until I started smoking weed. Being high is the only time that I don't have the nagging cravings for vidya, and it's the only time that allowed me to focus on art for hours at a time.

I'm also slightly autistic though.

Anonymous 2017-01-15 10:52:01 Post No.2817736
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Anonymous 2017-01-15 10:52:01 Post No.2817736 [Report]

>>2817700
That sounds like anxiety...

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