up:: [[FlowCreation MOC]] tags:: #on/flow # Meta-skills for Flowcreation What's the goal here? The goal is to Balance Challenge and Skill to get into flow. [[Balancing Challenge and Skill]] is basically the meta-meta-skill. On a conceptual level, that's what we're always trying to do when we're going after high quality experiences in life. Here are the mental steps—the meta-skills—surrounding conscious flowcreation: 1. Awareness of your current state 2. Creating the [[Conditions of Flow]] 3. Maintain your Flow — Check out the [[Four Factors of Flow]] and learn how you can use these factors to govern and control the levers of flow. 4. Turnover and refresh yourself %% Extra ### How Flowcreation skills relate to The Path of Excellence We naturally do certain things in a certain way when we are improving our skills in a certain domain (say, playing an instrument). We can identify six steps on ***The Path of Excellence***. Below, we can view the skills of flowcreation through the lens of how they relate to the six steps on ***The Path of Excellence.*** 1. Skill of Framing the Situation (Frame) 2. Skill of Preparing your Environment (Prepare) 3. Skill of Committing to It (Commit) 4. Skill of Directing Attention (Focus/Do) 5. Skill of Finding Fast Feedback (Feedback) 6. Skill of Well-timed Turnovers (Turnover) %%