Map of Monotropic Experiences

Riverbanks of Monotropic Time

Flow

In plain words

Deep focus changes time. An hour can feel like ten minutes. The outside world melts away for a while.

When absorbed in our special interests or passions it can feel like entering a portal. Normal time can feel like it is dissolving, the outside world may feel like it is melting away. This can be really rejuvenating for the sensory system and help to recharge the bodymind.

Helen Edgar — in their own words

What changes this

Clocks that bend. Deadlines that arrive without warning, meetings that fragment a day into unusable pieces, and “it only takes five minutes” are all the same request: leave monotropic time and keep working anyway.

Where it is on the map

Area 12 of twenty, printed on the map as River Banks of Monotropic Time. It borders:

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