标题: 如何进入“沉浸状态” How to Enter the “Flow State” [打印本页] 作者: ljj216 时间: 2008-12-17 16:53 标题: 如何进入“沉浸状态” How to Enter the “Flow State”
“You are in an ecstatic（adj.入迷的）state to such a point that you feel as though you almost don’t exist. I have experienced this time and again. My hand seems devoid of (缺乏)myself, and I have nothing to do with what is happening. I just sit there watching it in a state of awe and wonderment. And [the music] just flows out of itself.”
– A leading composer describing the state of flow
When you’re completely involved in the process of creating something new you don’t have enough attention left over to monitor how your body feels–the fact that you’re hungry or tired–or the problems that you have at home. People in the flow state, like the composer in the quote at the top of this blog post, explain that when they enter this state of ecstasy it’s as if they don’t exist. The composer’s body and his identity disappear while he is composing because he doesn’t have enough attention to be able to compose well and at the same time to feel that he exists, because composing is an activity that requires intense concentration. Therefore, his existence is temporarily suspended while he is creating.
It’s also important to note that the composer can “switch off” so that the process of composing becomes almost automatic and he doesn’t have to consciously think of what he’s doing because he is highly skilled and very experienced at composing. Therefore, an important part of achieving the flow state is developing a high level of skill in the particular area in which you’re striving to achieve a flow state, whether it’s writing, music, athletics, developing software, and so on.
To conclude, here’s a quote from a poet on the flow state:
“It’s like opening a door that’s floating in the middle of nowhere and all you have to do is go and turn the handle and open it and let yourself sink into it. You can’t particularly force yourself through it. You just have to float. If there’s any gravitational pull, it’s from the outside world trying to keep you back from the door.”
