The flow state is odd. You can't summon it, you just have to let it come. But one way to entice it is to acknowledge your thoughts and 'leggo your ego'. There are a few times I'm hitting a tennis ball and it feels transcending myself. As soon as I have a conscious thought about wanting to hit the ball perfectly, the flow (and the ball) goes wonky.
The greatest desire I have now in learning to play an instrument or instruments is when I reach the goal it is transcending but then I become gratified because I start to recognize the process involved in getting there - the metacognition learning to play the bass guitar and the piano. It is this application that I can apply to everything I’m going through in life now, divorce and death of a family member, taking care of my autistic sister and losing most of my hearing in one ear.
The flow state is odd. You can't summon it, you just have to let it come. But one way to entice it is to acknowledge your thoughts and 'leggo your ego'. There are a few times I'm hitting a tennis ball and it feels transcending myself. As soon as I have a conscious thought about wanting to hit the ball perfectly, the flow (and the ball) goes wonky.
The greatest desire I have now in learning to play an instrument or instruments is when I reach the goal it is transcending but then I become gratified because I start to recognize the process involved in getting there - the metacognition learning to play the bass guitar and the piano. It is this application that I can apply to everything I’m going through in life now, divorce and death of a family member, taking care of my autistic sister and losing most of my hearing in one ear.