Oh Flow flow flow - oh, you hit one of my favorite books of all
   time. I read it when it FIRST came out, and I was so engaged
   with it. it is one of the few books that I read SLOWLY (most
   books i read quickly) - I had 3x5 index cards and was taking
   notes. I'd stop reading, and sit and reflect on something he
   said. And my brain just went "pop pop pop" all over the place -
   the way he connected EVE...RYTHING together for me. That
   seemingly mystical, magical moment where your muscles and your
   brain and your focus - everything just coordinates in perfect
   synchronization, where the 'chatterbox' in the head is still and
   quiet. there's Flow in play, in work, in life. I get it when I'm
   playing the piano - something "snaps into place" - and it's as
   if the trickle of creativity becomes a FIREHOSE. But it doesn't
   take much to lose that "flow" sensation - t... "