![]() Sometimes the enemy of this flow state is ourselves. Unfortunately, we live in a world optimized for distractions. When you resume work, you can’t remember any of the details (like local variable names you were using, or where you were up to in implementing that search algorithm) and you have to keep looking these things up, which slows you down a lot until you get back up to speed.” Any kind of interruption can cause these details to come crashing down. Joel Spolsky once said, “Productivity depends on being able to juggle a lot of little details in short term memory all at once. It’s also a precarious state as even the slightest distraction can wreck your productivity. It’s the heart of optimum performance and creativity often referred as “being in the zone”.įlow state is particularly important when programming, as there are so many variables you are juggling (pun intended). Your mind is clear and you feel like you’re in a natural rhythm where your knowledge, motivation, and concentration magically align. This is the perfect illustration of one’s “flow state”. ![]() That reminds me of the classic cartoon strip I saw making the rounds on Hacker News a few years back. I believe if I use this app ‘everyday’, it will help me become a better writer.What’s the most annoying thing at work? If you ask developers, it’s likely getting interrupted in the middle of a difficult programming task. To stop that, when I make a spelling mistake I try to either retype it or if my fingers become all thumbs I hit return and start a new line. My problem is I still find myself doing spelling edits. The timer turns into a button that you click on to end the writing session, or if you prefer, just keep on writing (the good thing). One thing, when the time is up there’s no feedback, maybe that’s a good thing. For testing, I did a bunch of text returns to get me to the bottom of the page and kept on hitting return so it’s good to know that you will never run out of a page to type on. ![]() I like the way you can save your work as well as the different ways it can be saved, for example, by name, by date, etc. It’s fun to play around with how long you have before the text actually is gone. When typing I played with the text disappearing to the point where it was ‘almost’ totally gone, and resume typing to bring the text back in a-nick-of-time. Love the different times and fonts you can choose. Since this only works with EL Cap and higher I’m using Flowstate on my external SSD running the Sierra GM Beta. Review is coming from a Mac mini late 2012 running Yosemite with a SSD drive running macOS Sierra GM Beta. Your documents are synced across all devicesīest Way To Bring Out The Writer Within You What does it feel like to write with pure momentum? What comes out when you hurtle deeper and deeper without pausing to tweak or edit?įor those willing to set aside their preconceptions of how to write, they may find a companion in Flowstate: a single law that silences the analytical brain and amplifies a voice of candor. The only way to save your work is by writing until the timer ends.įlowstate is guided by a simple philosophy: flow, then react. If you exit early, or stop typing for longer than five seconds, all progress is lost. It frees the writer to turn on, tune in, and open up.Ĭhoose how long you want to write (5, 15, 30 min), then enter a flow session. Flowstate is a response to the amphetaminic digital age. Many sit down to write and watch hours vanish with nothing to show but a trail of browser tabs. ![]() ![]() The world is a hive of distractions, multi-tasking, and cultural ADD. SLATE | WIRED | THE NEXT WEB | THE VERGE | MASHABLE | ENGADGET | THE BOSTON GLOBE | HUFFINGTON POST | LIFEHACKER | GQ | BUSTLE | NOFILMSCHOOL | VOX MAGAZINE | DIGTAL TRENDS | MACWORLD | POPSUGAR | APP ADVICE | TECH TIMES | EXAMINER | PSFK | THE DAILY ORANGE | NEWSLEDGE | SPEIGEL VOX: “For the first time in my life, my fingers moved continuously across the keyboard for 15 minutes”īOSTON GLOBE: “Forces you into ‘the zone’ and keeps you there” MASHABLE: “Kept my nose to the grindstone better than any cup of coffee ever could” THE VERGE: “Among the cleanest and best designed note-taking apps I've ever used on iOS”ĭIGITAL TRENDS: “May force you into producing the best writing of your life” GQ: “One of the most powerful mechanisms to spur the imagination” HUFFINGTON POST: “An unparalleled writing experience” ![]()
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