Fear, anger, and stress activate fight-or-flight, throwing your heart out of rhythm. Elevated emotions create coherence. Your emotional state determines your access to flow.

Most people wait for flow to happen to them. The best performers create the conditions for flow: clear goals, immediate feedback, challenge-skill balance, minimal distractions.

Fear, anger, and stress throw your heart rhythm out of sync. Elevated emotions create coherence. Your mood determines your performance.

The difference between people who access flow daily vs. those who never do: Never access flow: • Wait for the "right mood" to start important work • Try to force focus through willpower and caffeine • Fight distractions instead of eliminating them • Start tasks while