have you ever been "in the zone"?
of course you have.
it's when you don't feel anything in your limbs when you grip a stick, a bat, a ball, except for the power you are about to release. you do, and it's perfect, just the way you want it.
or it's when you're in that exam room, paper in front, pencil in hand. the daunting thought that this exam is worth 70% of your final grade, and that the failure of this course would mean not meeting the requirements of acquiring your degree, and it would mean another year of your life delayed, that thought is no longer in your mind. it's been taken care of. instead, your mind churns the thick analysis, supported by intricate mental calculations, working as gears meshing in a complex machine. and then you write it down.
whether you hold your breath, or you are catching your breath.. don't you love it? don't you love it when you are in the zone? when you are in your element, doing what you do best, what you trained to do for so long, and now it's time to see what you have to show for? you can't think of anything else, because you know you can't fail, because you know that when you're in the zone, it's not possible to fail.
so you're unstoppable.
so did you ever wish that you were in the zone all the time? why can't we get there, all the time?
then when it's time that you need it most, you try to pull it out, but it doesn't come. uncomfortable fidgeting, searching but not finding, and everything blows by past you, leaving you in the embarrassing dust. and it leaves you wonder, that wouldn't have happened if you were only in your element.
why can't we always be in our element?
or are we left stuck out of it, hoping to relish those short moments your element decides to make a visit?
fit, form, function.
function, fit, form.
form, fit, function.
2 comments:
70% is too little. Try 100. Hahaha.
More over. I think you can be with enough training, but that in itself is another grand discussion on how to achieve such focus at will.
hmmm... interesting :) the technical term for "the zone" is actually "flow" (term made my M. Csikszentmihalyi... we use it all the time in rec). To achieve flow, the skill level of the participant must match the challenge level of the task. If the challenge level is too high, the person feels anxious and uneasy. If the challenge level is too low, the person will feel bored. But if the the challenge level matches the skill level, the person would be "in the zone", no concept of time b/c he/ she is having so much fun, and the person will have that "high".
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