Dave Evans

But unfortunately, the way people think of flow

is they think of it at this very high level of engagement, which we refer to as apex flow, which is great.

You know, like when you're having that incredible performance or writing that beautiful sonnet, that's an experience of that kind.

I was in flow watching that sunset.

These are apex experiences.

And too many people think that's the minimum requirement for being in flow.

And we're going to make a suggestion that simple flow is

is available much more of the time to many more people, and we all need to access it to have more meaning.

Well, one of the things that's true when I'm in flow is I have to be in the present moment.

I'm engaged enough.

And again, the traditional definition of flow, what you've really done is you've said, I need to find a task that demands so much of me

it will suck all of my attention, and in so doing, prevent me from being distracted by other things, and that will allow me to fully engage the present moment.

So what I've really done is I've outsourced my attention to the challenge of my task, and that can work.

But what we're saying is, look,

You're an autonomous being.

You've got some free will here.

You've got some power.

You can actually make some choices to expand the flow channel and make it what we call the simple flow channel.

So let's say I'm doing a task that frankly doesn't require everything I can do.

I'm just chopping onions to prepare for soup.