The Secret to Happiness Is Being in a Flow State for 3 Hours per Day

I’m a pretty sh*t writer and I’m okay with that.

Tim Denning
Curious
Published in
4 min readFeb 14, 2022

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Flow states are the secret to life.

If I could only offer one piece of life-changing advice before I die it would be this. The feeling of bliss comes from the work you do. As you do the work you experience the sensation of progress.

Progress gives you a natural high.

No sugar. No naughty videos. No Netflix. No alcohol. No drugs. Flow states are a drug that offers real happiness.

We are happiest and most aligned in our flow state. Natural state of being — Godis Oya

Don’t wait for inspiration

Flow states are where your work feels effortless and hours pass by, yet it feels like only minutes have gone by.

Being in a flow state every day can feel hard. How do you access it?

Rock legend Paul McCartney showed me. In this video of him at 26 he starts a recording session with no ideas for a song.

Not long after a hit single is born.

Paul didn’t sit there and wait for inspiration to hit him. No.

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Tim Denning
Curious

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