let’s say u have 1 hour and want to maximize flow experience u either maximize NUMBER of flow experiences or u try to have only ONE continuous experience the term “maximize” leads to 2 very different results
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take meditative “noting”. each note is a reflection and splits experience into discrete atoms that break flow but once the act of noting enters flow then ironically this act of breaking flow actually maintains it
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but it’s not something to strive to be an Expert at just as an apprentice shutting the fuck up and watching the master work does not strive to be a Master Watcher
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eventually the apprentice strives to make itself more and more useful, maintaining the flow despite more active involvement of the thinking mind
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so while noting works as a touchstone to recalibrate a feeling of flow despite thinking, it is the same as playing a note on an instrument to calibrate your own singing. the calibration isn’t the goal. the singing is.
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this is also y a flower or teddy bear makes more sense as a gift than a toaster calibration has a purpose, it has "correctness". the job is finished when the instrument is calibrated. singing doesn't. by being purposeless it creates meaning.
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