[MagaManGo]

inertia. Getting started is the hard part. I really have to force myself to do some things, then once the ball is rolling there is inertia to do more things. Then I can fall into the zone.

It's sort of like reading a novel. When you first start reading you see the letters on the page. It's a chore and not fun. A minute or 2 in you no longer see letters, but pictures. You are in a dream state like watching a movie. Welcome to the zone!

I would like to extrapolate and say that Lisp programming environments lend themselves to "Zoning" better. The ability to eval as you write makes it easier for me to gain inertia needed for the zone.

Little optimiztions such as key-bindings help. Gross motor arm movements to the mouse breaks my zone.