Comments on: Can Psychedelics Induce Flow States?

By: Beth Colway

Beth Colway — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 02:45:15 +0000

Very informative. Thank you

By: Britt at The Third Wave

Britt at The Third Wave — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 03:25:14 +0000

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By: George Norton

George Norton — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:07:46 +0000

This has the best information regarding psychedelics that I’ve found. I’m particularly interested in the self improvement aspect, however, the whole blog had me gripped. Thank you for sharing!

By: tomasz

tomasz — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 05:14:51 +0000

I enjoy the flow as part of the creative, problem solving process.

When being faced with a difficult task, it is often important not take a step back and think, is it really worth fighting and struggling for?

Then, if you keep a mind open to new solutions an idea which would render a problem once faced, completely obsolete, may arise.

I enjoy help of medicine when programming, some of the best code I have written was post psychedelic experience.

There is a price for this and psychedelics will struggle be the smart drug for everyone.

Mind once opened will seek more information, there is an old saying that one can learn throughout the whole life and die stupid.

Should we stop the pursuit of the infinity of knowledge and human self improvement? Definitely not, but as we know from history, psychedelics at large can have dire consequences.

Be kind, offer help and knowledge. This could be the best thing that happens in our generation, yet at the same time be aware of all of the possibilities. Many revolutions have failed due to ego playing games.

I really like the stories people exchange about what growth psychedelics have helped to achieve. What I like even more is how the discovery experiences are based on sound understanding of the principles of stable life. It is a risk reducing element, potentially allowing safe journeys for many years to come.

By: Jake Lean

Jake Lean — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:57:41 +0000

I have empirical evidence of psychedelic drugs inducing flow states. I’m a performer who specializes in fire twirling staffs among acrobatics and martial arts. Whilst at a small psychedelic trance music festival deep in the Australian bush, I was spinning my Bo staff with LED lights attached to each end every night. I can spin it very quickly going behind the back, throwing and catching it, going under the arms and all while dancing and keeping to the beat. On the Saturday night when I dropped 300UG of LSD (Standard for me I’ve done LSD upwards of 40 times), I went to the dance floor with my trusty staff, about 3 hours into the trip, once I got comfortable and warmed up I believe I entered what you have called ‘flow state’, and it perfectly describes it, my flow and style when spinning the Bo around my body was effortless and it felt ‘fucking incredible’. The sensations going through my body in that state was pure euphoria and my focus couldn’t be broken, it was like my body was constantly perfectly tracking how well I was performing and would adjust my staff movements in accordance with my fatigue, my capability and my surroundings like people and sound, so I never made a mistake because my brain would put on the ‘brakes’ for lack of a better term when I was getting out of my depth. I thought I’d share this anecdote when I heard about your study because it seems to be in line with what I experienced. Hope it helps in some way.
Thanks, Basil.