"Many of us welcome in the invader. ‘**Most people reflexively say they prefer being at home to being at work**,’ writes [[Winifred Gallagher]] in Rapt, an absorbing book (appropriately enough) on the psychology of attention. But research into ‘flow’ – the state of mind when time falls away, and people feel ‘in the zone’ – suggests otherwise. ‘**On the job, they’re much likelier to focus on activities that demand their attention, challenge their abilities, have a clear objective and elicit timely feedback – conditions that favour optimal experience**,’ [[Winifred Gallagher|Gallagher]] notes. At home, on the other hand, they watch TV, an activity that, according to one study, induces flow only 13 per cent of the time. **We crave leisure and disdain work even though it may be work, not leisure, that fulfils us more**. "That’s not an argument for workaholism. **It’s an argument, as [[Winifred Gallagher|Gallagher]] says, for ‘pay[ing] as much attention to scheduling a productive evening or weekend as you do to your workday’** --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[reading-list]], [[daily-schedules]], [[discipline]], [[20241014130900 - AtN - Consider the potential of friction as a feature]], [[attention]], [[mindfulness]] **Source** -- [[20241114100017 - B - Help!]]