![]() When we don’t know what we should do, when no matter what we do, we wonder and worry that we should be doing something else. The dreaded expanse: Insecurity arises when we feel groove-less.The opposite of flow is not stagnation so much as the dreaded expanse, being lost in some flat, desolate prairie not knowing which way to go. What’s often overlooked about flow though, is the walls or railings that hold us in it. That’s the idea behind the now-famous psychological concept of flow. We’re grooving down it, as exhilarating yet safe as a water slide, a groove we count on to carry us safely into the future. It’s not a comfort zone, it’s a comfort channel. Happiness is finding your deep and groovy groove. We love feeling focused, undistracted, purposeful and disciplined, making so much progress that we don’t have time, attention or energy to wonder and worry about what else we might be doing with ourselves. ![]() Getting “Flow” within our grooves: What we really love is being channeled within grooves, contained within our pursuits, flowing smoothly with no guesswork about which path to follow or where it leads.We want freedom so we can choose our own walls rather than having them imposed upon us. Infinite freedom gives us the free willies. Being walled in is a nightmare but so is a life without any structure. Freedom to constrain ourselves: No one likes to be confined, but we do love containment as much as a dog loves his kennel or as any of us prefer the walls of our homes, or a booth at a restaurant.
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