Other than that, I'm intrigued by the idea that flow and the zone are really the same thing. Is it plausible or researched that someone in a state caused by an appropriate challenge is feeling the same thing as someone who's doing a very easy thing again and again?
Not that I'm aware but to me, they subjectively feel very similar. Do they feel similar to you?
Also, what's the difference between someone who can tell there's something going wrong when they're addicted and stop compared with someone who can tell there's something going wrong but can't stop or has a lot of trouble stopping compared with someone who doesn't notice there's something wrong?
There's an enormous number of factors involving interactions between the person, the person's current emotional and environmental state, and the addiction/potential addiction itself. The same person could find it much easier to stop if their life is overall going well than if it isn't, for instance.
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Date: 2023-02-09 06:07 pm (UTC)Not that I'm aware but to me, they subjectively feel very similar. Do they feel similar to you?
Also, what's the difference between someone who can tell there's something going wrong when they're addicted and stop compared with someone who can tell there's something going wrong but can't stop or has a lot of trouble stopping compared with someone who doesn't notice there's something wrong?
There's an enormous number of factors involving interactions between the person, the person's current emotional and environmental state, and the addiction/potential addiction itself. The same person could find it much easier to stop if their life is overall going well than if it isn't, for instance.