11/17/11

thursday.

seeing.
the idea of flow is identical to the feeling of being in the zone or in the groove. the flow state is an optimal state of intrinsic motivation, where the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing.
-mihaly csikszentmihalyi.

city of words.

last night.
is it possible for stories to change us and the world we live in?  how does language itself determine, limit & enlarge our imagination of the world?  how does interaction with others define us & define our neighbors?  why are we together?
-alberto manguel (city of words).