Lifestyle & Inspiration

There’s a moment in every creative process when things stall. You’ve brainstormed, pushed, sat at your desk, stared at the blinking cursor… and still, nothing’s clicking. It’s easy to assume the answer lies in doing more—squeezing out one more idea, one more draft, one more revision. But sometimes, the smartest thing you can do isn’t to dig deeper. It’s to step away entirely—preferably into the fresh air.

Imagine a moment where time seems to evaporate, leaving behind a sense of intense focus and effortless concentration. You’re fully immersed, at the peak of your capabilities—like an artist at her easel, utterly absorbed or an experienced musician lost in a melody. This harmonious state is known as "flow," a concept first introduced by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in the 1970s. Far from being exclusive to athletes or artists, flow is an experience available to anyone willing to seek its magic in everyday life.

I didn’t plan it like a ritual. The first time I committed to learning a new skill “just because,” I was mostly trying to dig myself out of a mental rut. That year, it was calligraphy—something I’d always admired from a distance, but never made time for.