Develop the power of flow.
Start living in the present moment. Nothing is new in this statement, but the meaning is immensely deep-rooted. What happens when we start doing something like going through our own business records? Our minds move to the future or go back to the past, as if we have no control over these sets. So living in the present is extremely difficult.
While doing something imposed, we are more distracted. On the contrary, in the rhythms or music of our interest, we are fully immersed. Thus, the intensity of our interest decides whether something is boring or exciting. Our sense of time is lost when we are talking about some topics of interest. Here there is a flow. We are reinforcing our conversation by adding inputs to enhance joy in the same way we are adding spices to our foods to make them more tasty.
When we love any assignment, there is a flow. Even if we are doing small tasks like watering plants or keeping clothes in order, we are in happy moments, and there is a flow. Thus, flow is a spectrum of our attachment to activity in the moment.
The question is how to get a flow in our tasks and get it enhanced gradually. First, accept that it is possible to increase our flow.
Focus on the process rather than the outcomes. Focus on preparation and not on the result of the examination. Bring our minds back to the topics we are reading and not to the social pressure on grades or ranks.
When a mission requires years for completion, divide it into small units: what is to be achieved in a month, further divide it into weeks, and then come to what is to be done in a day. Ensure that not a single day is wasted on unproductive work. For unavoidable reasons, replan if something has been left out.
Also, see that our daily tasks are a little beyond our abilities. It helps us stay on track. Otherwise, we fall back into our comfort zone. The flow is lost in sliding back to the previous status.
The power of flow determines our outcomes, not our thinking or overthinking for many days. Initially, there is no interest in new assignments because the details are not known. Just start and pay a little attention. After a while, we will find that our cooking is not as bad as we imagined before initiating the process. It is an example. It is applicable to any activity we choose.
In the beginning, we ask our kids to sit and draw diagrams. They first try to be unattached. Once they learn, they find this work enjoyable, and in a short span of time, they are at their peak of performance.
The flow is the same regardless of age, location, gender, or load of assignments.
Flow is intensified once we take on a challenge. Once we get involved, we are activated, go deeper and deeper into the matter, and achieve something exemplary.
Flow in any work is achievable, provided we are ready to start anything with just a fraction of interest. Hardness on the surface of coconut does not mean it is hard inside either. Take a little pain initially and enjoy the gains for a long time.