5. Challenge Yourself . . . A Little When I talk to people about flow, I consistently hear that they are most likely to achieve flow when they’re doing something that is a little bit of a challenge. In other words, they’re outside of their comfort zone, but not way outside of it. The logic here is clear. If you do something that you can do with both hands tied behind your back, you’re probably going to become bored fairly quickly, and boredom and flow are incompatible.
