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by thix0tr0pic 4338 days ago
Also known as Flow - the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_%28psychology%29

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Also known as rapture†[0] or ecstasy[1]. See the related altered states of consciousness[2]. Rands and Joel Spolsky call it "the Zone".

† which is incidentally the title of my endlessly upcoming blog (no relation to christianity nor Bioshock)

[0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapture_(Buddhism)

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_(emotion)

[2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_state_of_consciousness