Flow is a state of consciousness where action and awareness become one. It’s when a person is so fully immersed in an activity that they lose their sense of time and self. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi calls it an “optimal state of experience.”
Asking yourself, “What is my duty?” can be more important than “What is my passion?” Passion is often self-focused, while duty is other-focused – and that can make it a much greater source of meaning and purpose.