Have you ever found yourself in an athletic competition where you couldn’t miss a shot? Or a piano concert where your fingers were flying across the keys on their own accord? What about a writing experience where you couldn’t keep up with the thoughts in your mind?
Experts in various industries have their own individual terms for this unique state of being. Abraham Maslow called them “peak experiences.” Jim Fixx referred to the “runner’s high.” And Phil Jackson spoke of “being in the zone.”
In our product engineering business, we call this rhythmic zone “The Flow.”