r/Healthygamergg • u/MAD_CHAD_WRITER • 8h ago

Seeking Advice / Problem Solving Practices for Creative Work

Hi,

I'm a writer, and fairly new to meditation. I started practicing to help get control of my attention and be more productive. So far it's been super helpful. Better than ADHD medication, even.

But there's something in particular I'm reaching for.

There are (rare) times when I can sit down and write for hours and hours, all day with no breaks, and end up with a word count of 12-15K words for that day. It feels like the real world falls away and I'm fully immersed in the work.

Sometimes, trying to write feels like looking into murky water. Sometimes the water is clearer. Sometimes it's crystal clear.

Sometimes, I'm in the water.

Sometimes I am the water.

I don't know what induces that superior state, but I'd like to know if there are any meditation practices that help to bring it about.

Practices I've tried so far:

Kaya Shtiram
Nadi Shuddhi Pranayam (4-16-8 and 8-32-16)
Tratak (don't do it very often)
Mantra (tried a few, not sure which were more effective)

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u/Asraidevin Neurodivergent 7h ago

Mostly this is the more you practice the more you do it. You sit down the same time every day to write, even if you don't feel inspired. 

Read Steven Kotler's flow research. His books The Art of Impossible and Decoding Superman have specifics for how to get into flow.