Achieving Flow State for Optimal Writing

All writers strive for those magical moments when the words seems to flow effortlessly from mind to page, when one loses track of time and enters a trance-like state of creative focus.

In his seminal book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi outlined the conditions and characteristics associated with flow. He described flow as “an almost automatic, effortless, yet highly focused state of consciousness” where people become absorbed in activity, narrowing their focus to the present moment.

Each Thursday at 6pm over Zoom, this 2-hour workshop will guide writers into a focused flow mindset to boost creativity, productivity, and joy. After a brief discussion of flow techniques, we spend 10 minutes in silent meditation to transport writers into that non-judgmental state where words flow freely from mind to page. The bulk of each workshop then consists of a 40-minute stretch of uninterrupted writing time in flow. Participants are encouraged, but not required to share their work afterwards.

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