How to Enter Flow State When Gaming (The Zone)

[@ronrambokim]

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[@raefmac7436]

The worst thing is when you enter the flow state, outplay someone, and then break yourself out of it accidentally by thinking how good that play was.

[@averagejoessb3110]

And then you try repeating what you did but by trying to force it you end up messing up and dying for it

[@MRme7828]

Beans Theorem same for When something bad happends, If you can think in a way where u realise it was just an event that made it Harder for you to reach the objective, and channel your energy Into «Whats Next, what are the actions i can do to win» instead og resentment and anger, Its going to skyrocket your individual performance.

[@MRme7828]

Beans Theorem i kind of learned How to do it during a few months where i had a heartbreak, and needed to shift my mind away from it, for a few hours everyday i would be so far gone Into the game i wouldnt notice somone talking to me or entering the room, and i went from being stuck ranked as a top 25% player to a top 0,9% in a few weeks. If u can reach flow, Its really op.

[@TheCrunchLog]

Bruh I do this shit to my friends who are better at smash than me. Normally I’m getting my ass kicked, but then for like half a match I’ll just beat them into a pulp in a mindless trance and then snap out of it and be like wait what and then start losing again

[@pancakedood]

TheCrunchLog big same

[@eskimose6073]

This explains all those “bro idk how I’m doing this either” moments Edit: I see you guys flexing your achievements in the comments

[@ronrambokim]

Yuuup

[@firewolf9493]

yes, those shots that was LITERALLY your extinct because of the Flow State.

[@peterothagoer4154]

YEAH IKR LMAO

[@andygamer5585]

Like when I killed the entier t team no scoping with an awp

[@firewolf9493]

@@andygamer5585 Gosh heah i already did that, but it was on silver and was only a 4k XD

[@DenzCasuela]

Now we need to learn the water breathing technique

[@benzukkerman4996]

denzyl casuela hammon

[@achillesa5894]

@@benzukkerman4996 You well for it fool! Thunder Cross Split Attack!

[@ShameerKhan-dv6zj]

10th water breathing form

[@timogeerties3487]

Dead Calm

[@marouanthekiller]

11th water breathing form 🌊🌊

[@capnkayso]

I would describe flow as being so focused on something that you forget about your own existence.

[@clorzy4166]

ive accidentally been in it alot of times, i just stare at something and try not thinking about anything

[@alans8771]

This is what dragon ball super described when goku goes ultra instinct , it’s insane and interesting

[@Burntayo]

@@clorzy4166 that's just called zoning out haha

[@clorzy4166]

@@Burntayo figured that out 😭

[@animegamesmylife6127]

That's a good way to describe it a few times I remember entering it with a clear memory I remember not feeling anything didn't feel my controller didn't feel air and was just playing there's very little time between thoughts and action

[@cliff7453]

I remember entering “the zone” while playing kickball in the 4th grade, fastest I’ve ever ran in my life

[@angel420garcia]

Dodgeball for me. Survival mode when you’re the last one in.

[@haileyc.2977]

Soccer for me. Only one that has the ball and can get it so I just go ultra instinct and murdered multiple children and ran at light speed. Also baseball base running and hitting happens a lot

[@kaiyoss-5983]

Why do we have the same profile pic

[@leoxu583]

I occasionally get in the flow state when playing Titanfall 2, those games are the best.

[@NoMic_YouTube]

E Cen me too, I’m a really good dodger

[@ZeroSanity626]

“Is it possible to learn this power?” “Not from a jedi.”

[@tolleyt8270]

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life... He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. He became so powerful... the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. It's ironic he could save others from death, but not himself.

[@firewolf9493]

@@tolleyt8270 Wow, i didn't knew that, thanks, great story.

[@MrQWEEEERTY]

@@firewolf9493 it's the quote from palatine lol

[@jojomizugorou5305]

@@MrQWEEEERTY *Palpatine

[@morganrobinson8042]

Actually, no. This is what i means to feel, but not dominate the will of the force. You are exactly wrong. The Sith are incapable of this serenity.

[@brianharris8701]

This brings a whole new meaning to “I’m going try hard”

[@ronrambokim]

Sometimes it's easier to flow when trying less :P - like flowing with the current

[@dembi2770]

@@ronrambokim yeah, when I try hard I do better than normal, but at the same time I can't enter the flow state while try harding.

[@neophyte_tpk]

Now he will try

[@karlbok4800]

It's just like relaxing and go with the flow

[@jakeroberts7575]

@@dembi2770 so it's like going try hard produces immediate results, but your max skill is only 60-70% of your actual skill. Yet when you get into the flow, overtime, you reach your maximum power 100% hahahahaha

[@Minecraft5690]

As a competitive swimmer, I can’t even imagine or try to come up with the number of times this has happened during or right before a race. Normally I’d enter the zone the second I head the beep signaling to go sounded. The second my hands touched the water all I could feel was how it moved around me. Didn’t have to think about breathing, or about my aching muscles. It’s like when I dove in everything about me would just kind of fall away and I’d just be there swimming as fast as I could. It really is such an amazing feeling. Man I miss the water and the tension of seeing who you’d swim against before a race. Those were some amazing times in my life. Hopefully I can swim again soon haha

[@jackofalltradesprepping9611]

It's called focusing on one task. It's not hard.

[@zyloft2053]

Daniel Nowland What he just said feels like literally the opposite of focus

[@joshftc7392]

@@jackofalltradesprepping9611 you're stupid, but it's ok. school's opening back up soon

[@rvalle11]

@@jackofalltradesprepping9611 youre such a fuckin bum bro lmfao.

[@doolioart3314]

I had this happen to me several times in basketball. It's very similar to how they depict it in movies in some regards. With the muffled sounds and time slowing. It seems the brain goes into some very selective type of awareness, since it feels like you're actually tunneling, but you're aware at the same time. Weird sensation. Also, in some of those instances, I did things I couldn't before, like grab a rebound at a "near impossible" height. It reminded me of those events where mothers would lift cars that pinned their child and things like that. When it comes to games, even though the only game I played at a competitive level was Quake, I rarely reached flow state in it. HOWEVER, I can reach it every time in a bullet hell game lol. I don't even play those often and I am bad at them, but somehow, every time I play, I just get in that slowed down, gliding type of gameplay where I avoid everything. I think I had that in guitar hero as well. Perhaps the format helps.

[@biditsarkar7371]

*me enters flow state* Ping: "am about to end this man's whole career."

[@zolt6658]

bravosar gaming LMFAOOO FELT THAT😂😂

[@demonlxrd]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lucius8686]

This happens so much to me lol

[@majimbuuu1521]

Lag enters the chatroom

[@oshke5225]

RELATABLE

[@ibuzz2544]

Me :*enters flow state* Dark souls: “you died” Me: *Enters rage state*

[@7Metal7Monkey7]

Then you didn't tap into the flow state.

[@holyglockamole8608]

Rofl

[@illusion5739]

Dark Souls : Win

[@christopherfierro4084]

Lololol

[@comradecatbug5289]

Casul

[@MealsSama]

I’m just here tryna learn how to tap into ultra instinct

[@1zohp]

u gotta scream for like 27 minutes

[@FXAAMM22]

@@1zohp actually goku didn't nade a sound in ui

[@1zohp]

@@FXAAMM22 yes he super strong man he just do it its so cool idc i didnt watch it

[@Jasonvg]

When I smoke good+ quality Weed I enter the Flow state while gaming. I become cracked! With my pinpoint accuracy and extreme focus.

[@marbsj9633]

@@1zohp smh that's an overrated opinion

[@DJkibos]

"Get out of your own way" was the most powerful quote for me in this video. Thank you!

[@jackofalltradesprepping9611]

Yeah because everything else was just over describing what it's like to just focus on something.

[@santbhindranwalejidefanche8767]

@@jackofalltradesprepping9611 nah it wasn't

[@danielche2349]

@@jackofalltradesprepping9611dude you’ve just never experienced the zone 😂

[@JericGambon]

Pro tip: Put water into a cup. Now drink it. Stay Hydrated while gaming my friend.

[@buffbelugaboi6520]

God bless you my friend

[@elayness1749]

Become water.

[@aidancampos5706]

Jeric Gambon r/hydrohomies

[@august6982]

@@aidancampos5706 way to spread the word homie

[@nuneza1987]

You a Hydro homie?

[@notdeku9197]

when youre normally terrible at the game and then suddenly kill the whole team without thinking about it

[@TrungNguyen-is6lq]

Yeah, those russian kids. They get some lucky kills then just sit there and compliment themselves

[@icanwalcc3190]

I love Todoroki

[@greco-romano9852]

Then after you eliminate the enemy team, become self-aware and immediately go back to being nothing more than mediocre.

[@greco-romano9852]

@「INTAHNETTO」 Yes! This be the utmost inspiring! Thank you, very much!

[@vonxlet]

then you accidentally killed your whole team😂

[@LelandAndroid]

“Friendly last operator remaining” All it takes

[@messengxr9638]

*Dies on the last enemy operator remaining*

[@LelandAndroid]

Gabriel Henrique my rainbow six gameplay says it all my friend. Come learn a thing or two

[@rohansharma9552]

"Last op-four remaining"

[@monarchy15]

Rohan Sharma OPFOR*

[@Juck_Fews]

Is this from r6 :D?

[@coarsantine3132]

My “The zone” moment was when I got 100% hooks with roadhog (Overwatch) in a game, against a really really good tracer to the point she called me a hacker, never again I’ve been able to predict or play as good as that match

[@fluG4M3]

Me on siege. There's games I can predict, almost feel enemies on the map and like my mind is simulating them for me. To the point I don't realize what's happened until the rounds over.

[@kiryu4708]

On Cold War I dropped 53 with the lw3/Pellington class I never even got over 40 kills with a normal gun

[@fluG4M3]

@@kiryu4708 lol I used to get 50 kills in blacks ops 2 tdm on a consistent basis back when that game was hot. Dying under 10 times at a maximum. The peacekeeper was heaven sent 🙏

[@kiryu4708]

@@fluG4M3 bo2 is a whole another story 😈 i always be playing dom and drop like 50-60 kills but I just can’t get used to Cold War idk there’s something about it

[@fluG4M3]

@@kiryu4708 I haven't played cod in a minute tbh. I've heard cold war multi-player is just off as well, so it's probably not anything you're doing lol I've been playing assassin's creed 3 and 4 like they were college assignments 🤣

[@Pzui]

*adjust foot slightly just how i like without realizing it* Enemy team: Why do i hear boss music?

[@ronrambokim]

🤣

[@babyplum2837]

Aw shit

[@bevgilmore1996]

The moment your entire body is comfortable even in the most rigid and awful chair... oh, the enemy team best start a-runnin'.

[@blueflamez7863]

Underated comment💎

[@ozodari6160]

@@bevgilmore1996 when you are the character

[@robotmaster4515]

When your playing a competitive game and go into flow state but you going into flow state causes the enemy player to enter flow state. Creating for a match between gods.

[@tyranw12]

I've had this happen a few times when playing UFC 3 but my most memorable moment was in elementary when I played Dodgeball I was doing amazing that day and everyone was out but me and I caught the ball and everything was history

[@marus2249]

i think it happened to me a few times . those are matches where you can't help but admire your enemy's skills and say gg . RARELY .

[@somerandomguy3037]

The feeling is so intense you forget about everything around you but it is mentally exhausting doing it for a long while tho

[@natepearson9804]

Also known as top level smash Bros melee

[@kynrd3529]

that's called esport

[@Arientis]

This state not only applies to gaming it works in life and other sports. Definitely saving this video!

[@godless2367]

Felt this in basketball.

[@souravgt2583]

I downloaded

[@LEE-kn8im]

Cap

[@LEE-kn8im]

The zone is different. It's when you start to use adrenaline into gaming. You can use adrenaline in all things. Google adrenaline and you'll see

[@chathamelenbaas]

ATL and clutch don’t go together man lol

[@soapmcdroppin4765]

*"You'll be able to unlock the deepest part of Flow State if you possess the power of friendship"* - Inuyasha the Last Airbender

[@shirororororr]

Wait what?

[@kentjana195]

I'm dead.

[@laxility5186]

bruh xD

[@deletodraw1944]

No that was Vegeta from street fighters

[@rakaneko4229]

Nah that was Patrick from elsa

[@alexlyf5469]

Me : Enter Flow State Ping : imma end this man’s whole career

[@raspberrywith]

i felt this all too hard lol

[@indigo7387]

Stick a 5g tower up your fucking ass!

[@Alexxxx635]

This comment makes me wanna cry😂

[@sczezziofs283]

Yep. Every god damn time

[@AmazingKalEl]

Honestly when you’re flowing you’re going with the lag and all. You’re flowing bro

[@nemidoonam6963]

*when you get 10 kills immediately but realize teamkills don’t count*

[@ronrambokim]

🤣

[@Mahones_]

Lmao your pfp could be the meme for this comment

[@masamigameon]

@@Mahones_ have you eaten your cereal?

[@antonio-df7lj]

@@masamigameon I ate my cereal it was tasty yummy yum yum

[@Kwkwkwkekeke]

@@antonio-df7lj i-

[@winterprison833]

The Flow State: Something the last kid standing in dodgeball has in concentrated amounts

[@Atticus_Moore]

Yeah that was always me in my class. Probably one of the first times I realized what that kind of experience was like

[@OcarinaOfVali]

Same and then end up winning and everyone on your team cheered for you :') good moments

[@timpy1124]

we had a 4 team ffa at my last school and i remember being the only one left against the best team. dude i was like in the matrix dodging all over the place but in the end i couldnt kill any of them and i died Xd

[@timtheenchanter2062]

I treated that shit like I was on a battlefield lol

[@ABEL-cd2sp]

I remember that I accidentally busted another kids nose because I was threw the ball in the right spot and I felt quite bad afterwards but hey at least I didn’t lose

[@jimsmith7690]

When you're supposed to be in a flow state of studying but are instead in a flow state of watching youtube videos

[@jackofalltradesprepping9611]

It's called paying attention. It's not special.

[@juaquiqui-kun4333]

@@jackofalltradesprepping9611 have you ever been in the zone, that shii feels like you traveling through dimensions, not paying attention to your surroundings, and getting super natural powers *on god🚫🧢*

[@jupiter_ios]

@@juaquiqui-kun4333 ✔

[@N0WARE]

LMAO Y SO TRUE

[@animarcs]

@@jackofalltradesprepping9611 lmao you're everywhere; get a life

[@fromdeep8699]

Guys easy step to enter “the zone” Step 1: go silent Step 2: sit forward at the edge of your chair Step 3: nothing else matters

[@reshzy3807]

thats basically it

[@PLAYSTATIONGUYGaming]

so nickmercs?

[@BakaryD]

Nope. You need to sit comfortably

[@ladasodaexplains3355]

I can't do step 3, cuz my body forces me to actually play the damn song on guitar

[@1303jak]

@@ladasodaexplains3355 fingerstyle intro i n t e n s i f i e s

[@holaburger6075]

I usually enter "the zone" when writing a long essay on an exam.

[@dozette1448]

gay

[@maseklotz2052]

i feel this too sometimes, i crank out paragraphs really quick and it feels so fast. I almost get into the rhythm of a song with my typing.

[@testamnt4428]

Yeah an time flies

[@ray2266]

Same but i drop out at around the second to last body paragraph but its not hard to get back in

[@peo9741]

gay

[@HEATEDXMEDIA]

**Enters flow state** **Mom with dishes request incoming**

[@Mr.Goosenhand]

Swear to God it's always at the worst time

[@yurrr1211]

@@Mr.Goosenhand I'll never get called when in a menu or AFTER a game it's aaalllwwwaaayyysss gotta be in the middle of one 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@Mr.Goosenhand]

@@yurrr1211 messing around with customizations, loadouts, settings, and never called me... Starts gams 0.1 seconds of joining the server my mom calls me. Not even a joke btw.

[@Mr.Goosenhand]

Literally happened to me today

[@dominikajducic5858]

Oh, the pain

[@Teo-vd7ug]

Kuroko no Basket makes a lot of sense now

[@Darklord_tK]

As a basketball player it's always made sense lol

[@ShizuiiR6]

Akashi❤️

[@Teo-vd7ug]

@@Darklord_tK As a soccer player it made sense for me as well I didn't know it was actually called The Zone tho

[@SCRKT007]

@ItsStormz-_- yup, but when you experience it yourself is when you start to believe

[@phfish_7440]

Ah I get it. I’m not actually good at the game I just tricked my mind into being good at it.

[@CinnamonByte]

Or it could the inverse, you actually are really good at the game, your brain tricked you into thinking you are bad.

[@themysticfedora]

@@CinnamonByte that's so sad cus thats LITERALLY what it is...

[@MrFuzziiWuzzii]

YOU are good, but the person that you think is "you" that prevents you from being good isn't good.

[@MrFuzziiWuzzii]

@Cameron Brown gang gang yes sorry I meant to say... You're all your egos and you all don't have higher selfs. You're your thoughts and nothing else!!!1!!!!!!

[@krayzieegg7294]

Or just use drugs. 1000% for sure itll follow thru

[@izay1662]

I remember when I was in 4th grade during reading time I had this “spot” and for me it was the most comfortable spot in the class so one day while I was sitting in that spot during quiet reading I was reading this good book and then all the sudden the whole class was in the computer lab and I hadn’t even realized it

[@ilovemunchingpine]

izay I once had a spot for reading in 2nd grade I believe and I read for 3 hours skipping out on the math test and I didn’t know until it was lunch

[@ansharyan710]

bro shit’s crazy once i was reading a book in kindergarten and the teacher turned the lights back on as a signal to stop reading and i didn’t notice and then by the time i noticed her calling my name she’d already given me a red card

[@TheLMMCProgram]

@@ansharyan710 Not the RED CARD!!!

[@ansharyan710]

@@TheLMMCProgram damn bro ikr anything but the red card

[@catacoar8196]

Ansh Aryan THE RED CARD 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@AlvaroLHBremm]

my brain: *enters flow state* my brain: im gonna do whats called a pro gamer move

[@deivymaybe7554]

Well done.

[@yado7550]

*dies*

[@BearMeOut]

Throw frag at wall, bounce back, land at my face, Pikachu face

[@AlvaroLHBremm]

Well. That's... A Lot of likes, didn't expect that but ok

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

This 100% applies to creative fields like art / animation as well.

[@stuffybarley68]

the true zone is when you are on your 20th try in that dark souls boss and you say "whatever, one more try and ill go to sleep" *No damage taken* *perfectly dodge all attacks* *wins*

[@austinbean8854]

" one more and then I quit" instantly wins

[@siokaokeabin492]

when you lose when you say it "okay just one more and i finally quit"

[@austinbean8854]

@@siokaokeabin492, to be honest, that happens way more but I will be like " ok this is the last one so I'm going to do better than the rest" and then do completely horrible.

[@Readsname]

Please don't do this to me I beat ds1 and now I have to beat ds3 and think about that shit smh

[@dogemasterofmemesthethird6805]

I got entranced for a while against Gale I destroyed his ass.

[@Marrufe]

I always called the flow state "the clutch mode"

[@thegoldrocket1951]

I used to call it "god mode" 🤣🤣

[@zocrox3720]

I call it sicko mode lmao

[@ultra_01]

i call it ultra instinct

[@sumittalukdar5478]

@@ultra_01 the man of culture

[@jackofalltradesprepping9611]

I call it focusing on what your doing like any average human ever in the existence of mankind.

[@icantdl]

Me: *enters flow state in online game Mom: pause it

[@mando2417]

Ugh, i know this pain.

[@hnl5100]

don't worry, you won't even notice becausr you're in the flow state she will just come and kick your ass

[@dreel37]

@@hnl5100 lol

[@theseangle]

oof

[@idontknowhelp6168]

Babadook pfp very good

[@KuroKumo96]

I love flow state when gaming. It’s like my consciousness flows through the game and my instincts take over allowing me to go hard with little effort while being able to read and feel the Environment as if I was literally there in the game. It’s a weird feeling but a good feeling

[@rhyme3332]

Me: *ENTERS IN FLOW STATE* Lag: *IMMA END THIS MAN'S WHOLE CAREER*

[@merienda4958]

Man's whole career*?

[@gringojr1900]

This though. Lag is the thing that takes the immersion out the most, at least for me.

[@Asakedia]

@@gringojr1900 especially playing Moba's...

[@andrewmcdermott2394]

If you get mad at lag your not in the flow state in the flow state nothing can bother you no crazy bitch can stop my happiness

[@Hella-cones]

Play melee competitively. Lagless game setups are standards at all tourneys

[@calebunga7271]

I like to think this was a trait used by our ancestors for hunting or war. And now I use it for league

[@gido9467]

A character in a historical fiction book I read referred to it as “battle joy” or “the joy”: Just fighting without thinking, feeling as if you can do no wrong, and no opponent can stand before you. Nowadays we don’t need to hunt or go to war, so why NOT use it for League?

[@averagecrusader6850]

Yo I just started playing league and I wanna main tank what toon I should run?

[@banheesos]

@@gido9467 like the vikings vanguard warriors allegedly going berserk as a result of bloodlust?

[@gido9467]

Manuel Villacarillo Eh, sort of. That might be a version of it, but rather than blind rage it’s more of a simple certainty. Like his body just knew what it had to do to kill and not be killed.

[@calebunga7271]

Your average crusader qiyana is bae. Even tho she’s not tank.

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

Wait a minute, this flow state is just sicko mode for gamers

[@Deimos_the_Autist]

It's sicko mode in general

[@tomatoboi5735]

Sicko mode for hardcore gamer

[@zeroday5441]

More like zenitsu's lighting breath

[@ilosttehlegs4517]

D N A ah yes, when zenitsu sLEEpS

[@adhammostafa28]

@@zeroday5441 LoL

[@kam9908]

There have been certain days when I’m gaming where I just KNOW I’m in the zone. Most days I can’t achieve that, but random days it will happen and I play like a beast. I think being in the zone doesn’t make me faster, but it improves my IQ and decision making drastically

[@KarusMBII]

Same, I notice when I'm having those days where I'm playing very well, I'm also really relaxed and not really that focused. I usually fuck myself over the moment I start over focusing or tensing up.

[@jam1ecs]

yup same for me but its frustrating not being able to achieve that same state and potential especially at decently high level cs where if your not on point and in that zone your gonna get destroyed.

[@nolife2943]

Ok so basically On smurf account: relaxation On main account: anxiety

[@shavow5447]

no life so true lol

[@anaysz993]

Yes

[@yxngie206]

Even the smurf starts anxiety when skill based kicks in

[@J6K3R]

I literally feel this when I hop on my alt on any game idk why

[@andrewhills3123]

So true haha on my main accnt in overwatch I cant get past silver, but I placed high plat after my first set of placement matches on my smurf 😂

[@nightk3717]

It all fun and games until the lag kicks in

[@puzzling9325]

lag switching my body to yo mummas house

[@rattango9819]

Its actually the only thing that is holding me back, because once I played on a lan match it was so much fun and so much more enjoyment than normal video gaming in your own house. I started to lose enjoyment playing normally online now though. I yearn for more esports environment but I dont even intend to play professionally but the esport environment is so much fun. Probably because it actually puts you into the flow state most of the time unless a brain dead team is actually smurfing the whole rookie tournament.

[@Jawwnn]

@@rattango9819 The lag stuff is always brought up. Unless it's very infrequent lag which even the pros get, the solution to shitty internet is money. You want to upgrade your internet? You need to pay for it. Still on wifi? Costs money to get wires installed. LAN houses can be expensive to set up. If you're at home playing on wifi you will never have that similar gaming experience.

[@HKBERASAPP]

Oh damn 😂

[@rattango9819]

@@Jawwnn ahahaha sure that is fun to talk about if you have the choice. The assumption that upgrading your internet is always available is very presumptuous of you. Upgrading internet is not a choice, when the location itself is not supported by the internet provider or deemed as a risk or a lost for the company. switch to another provider? what other provider? Switch to 5g broadband? Out of the frying pan and into the fire? Internet service provided in my area is still using copper cable while the town across the small river is already using optic fibre. It's not that I don't upgrade. It's I CAN'T. So no money doesn't solve everything.

[@isaacliu._.6899]

How to enter flow state in quarantine: You don’t. Your family is constantly distracting you and pestering you to do things

[@Thezombiekiller06]

Yup

[@cg56578]

quarantine changed my life 0% tbh. its not even mandatory in some parts of germany. Distancing yes but otherwise not much changed haha

[@ohhmaisbrabo7976]

Yeah, sucks

[@yerr2396]

Basically

[@redacted2713]

Let's just say I discovered what is the name of my normal life style

[@blake2697]

"But they weren't counting on one thing. I slept 9 hours last night!"

[@Boyscout533]

I see you like LazyPurple as well.

[@99Ambivalence]

Lazy purple sniper vid I see

[@USAImperator]

Me: *entering flowstate* My dog: time to break EVERYTHING

[@ronrambokim]

🤣

[@HeliqRL]

why did i laugh so much

[@timbojimbo5898]

truly a battle of flow v. flow

[@AB-jq6gk]

Me : trying to enter the flow state My shitty internet: hold my beer

[@fuzy7188]

it's a small price to pay for salvation.

[@nedplatz5126]

I can relate to this

[@r-nine632]

Become the shitty internet.

[@mrdesperado9521]

Real Thanos shitty internet ruins the possibility of flow state, it causes to much inconsistency. When I was a kid with perfect internet I lived in the flow state😢

[@caseohsbellyy]

Everybody gangster until the anime kid turns ultra instinct

[@gradyjelly136]

Every body?

[@caseohsbellyy]

Jelly Joker shhhh you saw nothing

[@zetanull9631]

@@caseohsbellyy I saw the body

[@caseohsbellyy]

Zeta Null shhhhhh

[@Nulley0]

FBI open up, this is FBI... We saw a body.

[@Milk_Bag67]

Flow state is so addictive, it's like all your worries in the world are gone and it usually makes you perform so much better it's like a real life cheat code

[@daegan00]

I only reach this occasionally and it’s so satisfying

[@jeremyb7305]

Daegan idk why but taking a shower almost always makes me reach flow

[@Sdfjklllyy]

O_ryx YT I just figured it out just bring your games into the shower

[@jeremyb7305]

@@Sdfjklllyy HAHAHA bro you cracked the code

[@g13591-z]

Rofl

[@krumrashkov7228]

Same iv reached it a few times and its amazing i can literally land every single one of my shots.

[@kingduria7480]

An enemy has been slain Double kill Triple Kill Quadra kill "Wait, how df?" *Loses Flow state* You have been slain (True story)

[@sangwonkim9298]

No penta ~ Just uninstall

[@HishighnessMrL]

The more you do it the longer you can keep it up

[@DovahRS]

Double Triple QUADRA An enemy has been slain

[@animeaction2626]

True af

[@MrKrystalMethod]

you probably got killed by a jax. presses q and deletes you feelsbadman

[@reverence791]

If you could stay in the flow state for your entire life, imagine how relaxed and skillful you could be at anything

[@user-fe8ms9ht7j]

And you wouldn't get to look at the bigger picture

[@banana4132]

Никола Стојков yeah sometimes it's good to just chill me take everything in. Flowing for too long seems stressful cause you're putting all your effort into something always.

[@user-fe8ms9ht7j]

@@banana4132 cheers

[@fuadrahman2783]

Banana!!!! !! I feel flow state burns me out, after being in flow state for a while, I feel i snap out and become lazy. I think that’s just coz the skill to difficulty changed, it just probably got to easy

[@WanoFax]

You would literally be in constant ultra instinct

[@E2Gtube]

This man is popping off he keeps getting on my recommendations despite me already having watched the video.

[@blakeacosta3515]

My best method for getting into the flow is taking a lethal dosage of adderall

[@gosti500]

mh...

[@ghoulbuster1]

hol up

[@RexCGB]

Hahahahaha a lethal dosage hahaha

[@skiiimsk]

Blake Acosta I took 100mg once😬

[@puffpuffpass3214]

It's funny because Adderall is basically weak meth( i used to be prescribed it and it was super addictive for me and it felt horrible I hated it)

[@_altruistic_6869]

Bruce lee sounds like he's a salesman trying to make me buy their new water product

[@halpysbane3373]

"Buy Bruce Lee Water today. BECOME THE TEAPOT"

[@babushkaissexyandbeautiful632]

Lee sprin water

[@daynight3328]

"water can become the bottle, teapot, pool, ocean, earth, moon, Mars, sun, supernova, black holes, galaxy, galaxies, and last but not least THE UNIVERSE" -bruce lee I entered flow when writing this comment tho

[@TheGamer-hl5cn]

So if we drink water, does water become us?

[@CreeperSlenderman]

@@TheGamer-hl5cn yes obviously

[@Sinsanatis]

All this “entering flow state” talk makes it sound like were unlocking our avatar state potential

[@JayPatil123]

Open yo chakras

[@mcolivere.1437]

@@JayPatil123 but you must let go of all your earthly desires 🧘‍♂️

[@sebastianmuenzberg4197]

The interesting thing is, this isn't just fiction. It can become your natural state In fact it is the natural state

[@JayPatil123]

You can actually feel the part ur focusing on while meditation ngl

[@crangejo]

On the flow state you are at your strongest, but also at your weakest Once you let the current take you, you will be unstoppable, but if you realise that you entered it, you will become anxious and get killed

[@thatmaneinik4583]

This man is really teaching us how to achieve Ultra Instinct. Nice work Whis👍🏾

[@Coooastal]

This makes so much sense. Whenever I died in R6 I was one of those people who said "I play better in the morning" or "I didn't eat yet" without actual evidence. I guess knowing this I can stop making shitty excuses lol

[@Thatsmahnut]

Bruh i was doing so shit in a match today and i had to go eat. So in my mind finishing up quickly was my main focus. Somehow i got a 4k and won the game. I was like, "well thats convient." this explains it i guess

[@crispylizard8295]

Lol I wish I was better in the mornings considering I always want to get on in the morning

[@nikoraasu6929]

Once I had a pretty chill day and I was so good in R6. I just didn't think about it.

[@ADHDegree]

I play best at like 3 In the morning when I'm really tired, idk

[@connormiller41]

Bruh just click on their heads. That's my motto and I make it to plat 1 pretty much every season. So just click heads and you'll be diamond, because I have no brain so I'm only plat 1.

[@bobbylopez3956]

>Settings >Gameplay >Flow State [On] Off

[@heavenbound2030]

Wtf dude you still haven’t turned on Flow state yet?

[@DanrosbeltPlays]

lol it's easy to turn the flow state on!/.

[@DanrosbeltPlays]

@@l1ghtN1ng 431 sad

[@gani2546]

> disable VSync

[@lakshpatel193]

There is a secret button in ur asshole. If u flip it, it auto activate this... Try it out guys!!!

[@hanieldarrison]

incredibly well done, thank you for this

[@ronrambokim]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@heneral192]

Bruh

[@sylk8998]

hi daniel

[@tttrvealsey5645]

hello hanieldarrison

[@darth_doge4755]

Daniel out here trying to figure out how to win Valorant games

[@Theredhaunter]

This video gave me chills because it describes perfectly how I get sometimes while playing smash

[@ddontsleepp]

when lee said "be water my friend" i was so waiting for the song to start lmao

[@ronrambokim]

I thought about it :P

[@chou4034]

Lmao yea

[@food7027]

Caleb Belkin?

[@mrnice5066]

I thought of the jojo song for a sec

[@omargutierrez8840]

If anyone is wondering what song hes talking about its this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJexiKWQhrJnbtU

[@marsonearth171]

The second any good genji player starts to ult

[@henryb9119]

Why is this so true

[@xcbn9176]

Then bastion gets play

[@firas53003]

i was thinking abt it and actually every time my brain goes auto pilote i get easy 5 kills in diamond games; but then when i think abt it i might fuck up in a gold game with a blade

[@asherw4352]

Mars On Earth if he doesn’t get cc’ed to another planet

[@fuzy7188]

@@asherw4352 That's why it's not a good genji player if he doesn't wait for enemies cooldowns!

[@ohwen]

Anyone else get happy when imagining themself in the flow state

[@nam-xv9oe]

One time had two teammates I was playing siege with and we were getting absolutely shit on and everyone started to argue and in the midst of everyone arguing I spaced out and aced it was crazy because they were yelling and I didn’t realize till after the game lol

[@splash4890]

ツnam what do u play on

[@lucius8686]

Yeh, why is that ?

[@walidstowel2200]

@@nam-xv9oe siege is the best game for flow state

[@Stefan-lx9dz]

@@walidstowel2200 there are a lot of games for flowstate/zone. Rocket League, Call of Duty, League of Legends etc etc

[@alans8771]

Focus yourself on the task at hand , all worries are gone , no outside thoughts interfere , it’s just you and the fight, thank you for this video.

[@lionheart3071]

*Puts Bruce Lee in the Intro* *Everyone liked that*

[@stilldomi]

Yep

[@ThundorLord]

It's just like dreaming, as soon as your realise your doing it, you stop.

[@carsondurst4548]

What about lucid dreamers? Does this mean there are people that consciously flow :0

[@wildasiandude432]

Tyler facts lmao

[@spooky-nz9vj]

This analogy is bad

[@spooky-nz9vj]

This analogy is shit*

[@Rqndy23]

Ive had a dream i knew i was dreaming and it kept resetting so nah not like this

[@quitlolhaha]

This is just post-nut clarity with extra steps.

[@leonwalker7099]

yo true

[@skrimpz3735]

Nah homie post-nut clarity hits too different sometime

[@lupinlupin3580]

Jack off mid game for that top tier skill

[@ghostofcow]

Lupin UwU porn on my second monitor csgo on my main

[@Thezombiekiller06]

@@ghostofcow thought you did that you were looping uwu porn

[@NolansAccount]

Whenever I play search and destroy and I see 1v5 or 1v6 I’m just so accustomed to it that I almost automatically go into flow state. The speech over the game becomes gibberish, everything goes blank other than the game. My friends say I’m clutch but I just enjoy that feeling, at this point I almost like the pressure it almost pushes me to do better. I do fail a lot and there’s always room for improvement but it’s a lesson I learned in gaming that I brought into the real life and has helped me all the way. Never let your ego get the best of you, it might’ve been the best clutch or the best sale you ever made and it’s good to be happy that’s part of the natural high but don’t get cocky, be humble and put in the work. Life will treat you well even with the guaranteed ups and downs.

[@owen5640]

I've found that this mental state can be easily unlocked through sports like skiing and snowboarding when you're skilled enough. You're naturally reacting to your environment at high speed without actually thinking about it, and it requires your entire body to be perfectly coordinated. I love the feeling

[@Cybrtronlazr]

Same pfp gang

[@ExuTrioz]

Exactly !!! And then I broke my knee lol never trust loose ice

[@TwinbornMist]

I have only been snowboarding once which was last year but after learning the basics it was a lot easier and I noticed I was going faster then I would have normally and reacted to obstacles such as a crash ahead of me more easily

[@ruizfuentebella51]

Is long boarding also valid?

[@owen5640]

@@ruizfuentebella51 course lol, I love longboarding

[@EnergyOfQi]

Flow state is like lucid dreaming.. whenever I think “oh shit I’m in it” I yeet from it

[@ishaboy5090]

That's the exact opposite of lucid dreaming

[@EnergyOfQi]

@@ishaboy5090 yeah ik but its the same in terms of stopping it when u think about it

[@TimmyTheKid.]

Alec’s Stuff bro, the whole point of lucid dreaming is that you know you are in a dream. When you are taken out from it, when you realize you‘re in a dream then you can’t dream lucid.

[@EnergyOfQi]

Jimmy Glitchy shit true, but what I meant was whenever you do something that triggers it to stop, like tryna get laid with a girl in the dream

[@n0klu841]

Jimmy Glitchy beginners usually have trouble lucid dreaming cz when they realize theyre in a dream they get overexcited and wake up. thats probably what he was probably saying

[@xenos2288]

So this is the power of ultra instinct...

[@Mahones_]

Xenos so this is the language of the gods...

[@solofiend]

@@Mahones_ y'all are such memes 😂

[@LiteralTrash_]

Xenos KA KA KA KA KACHI DAZE

[@GarboNation]

Routine really does help, when i woke up early, took a walk, and ate a good breakfast was when i hit my peak rank.

[@JCTBomb]

I really like how he introduced this seemingly unrelated idea to the gaming community. It was a good way to take two different lines of thought and combine them to benefit the thinking people and the playing people, many times both are exercised by the same person.

[@neophyte_tpk]

The zone isnt unrelated to gaming.. i think gaming coined the phrase "the zone" but i see whachu mean

[@chiffer1787]

This person's wake up routine: is good and healthy My wake up routine: flop out of bed at around 11, eat four poptarts, play videogames

[@skrimpz3735]

Are we the same person? Lmao

[@xofyu]

lol

[@elijxhunique5818]

im so glad im not alone

[@ptrcrispy]

No wonder you aren't happy

[@joaoborges1764]

Pfft only 11? Amateur

[@ruincam]

when i’m in my flow, i’ll get like 15 kills then i’ll realize how good i’m doing, then my brain keeps saying “don’t mess up. don’t mess up. don’t mess up.” and then i mess up

[@ghostofcow]

Kamrkaptain this just happened to me kind of, i was playing attack on csgo and popped off with over 20 kills then it went down second because i realized how good i was doing

[@jajha2361]

Yyess i always like tht after i realized i play so good i feel pressured

[@sanzephyr7271]

Same but my wifi disconnected

[@TrixSquid]

That’s exactly how it goes you dont notice you are in “the zone” until you are out of it

[@rilbitz8364]

I think the solution to this is to just chill and not care, just be in the moment

[@molonlabe5090]

I've reached flow state a few times while playing Siege. Exactly like the video says, everything else falls away and my entire focus was on listening for movement, making smart movements, being aware of callouts, etc. During said state I noticed my aim, recoil control, and movements improve drastically. I didn't have to think about any of the moves I was making, I just made them as if it was second nature to peek that corner or frag that doorway or blow that wall.

[@bozy0223]

“how did u do that” “lol idk how i did it either”

[@theseangle]

Ikr

[@HappySlappyFace]

relatable

[@awfrick2118]

and then u fall out of the flow state

[@san24k]

I swear this happened to me so many times in rainbow six siege. I remember how i literally forgot to breath during a 1v5 clutch and shot the last dude trough the wall and all my friends were OMG HOW IN THE WORLD

[@x3no941]

Blatxer real shit earlier today in r6 clutched a 1v5 so smoothly feels so good

[@ThatGuy-vf2jo]

*gets comfortable in chair* *enemies* “why can i hear the ultra instinct theme playing?”

[@thomastriggered69]

actually some people play lazy when they get comfortable

[@tomatomathy]

*enters flow state in an fps game* *dies once* My flow state: ight imma head out

[@6lack863]

When into the zone last week and remembered this was on my favourites/playlist for my most interesting videos

[@jaden2915]

I believe "Flow State" is never something you can manually enter, no matter how great you are at any game. Despite how hard anyone could try, Flow State manifests on its own, when you stop thinking about the outside world, and the game essentially becomes your universe.

[@kdvr766]

Professional e-sport players: hold my mouse.

[@CocoPerk]

Kind of like when you try to fall asleep you can’t but out of nowhere you just fall asleep

[@kdvr766]

@@CocoPerk usually that involves chloroform but great analogy 🤣

[@jaden2915]

@@CocoPerk It's kind've exactly like that. It's a matter of letting go, you can't force yourself to go to sleep, your body does it for you.

[@ebsmoh]

What do you think about going into a slump in your game?

[@ttchme9816]

Imagine Bruce Lee in csgo lmao

[@theseangle]

Imagine Mr. CS in CSGO

[@yosh_2493]

@@theseangle that is what they named the game off of, Mr. CS GO /s

[@CMIW344]

"Be wAtEr 💧 my friend"

[@ryanke1821]

@@CMIW344 drop me an ak 🔫 my friend

[@megamagikarp8512]

He would play for Team Liquid

[@metalmanherpaderp1824]

Easiest way to engage flow mode? Activate the song on kino Der toten.

[@NasirLit]

Can confirm this works.

[@wearevenom4121]

Can also confirm lol

[@robakabob22]

It's called 115 by Elena Siegman: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKXcZWCKnKeJb6s

[@MiguelGarcia-rl8wz]

Yoo thats hella true

[@nfldt_pick]

I do it every time

[@never1163]

i always was in the flow/control state, while playing rl, and quickly ranked up. It was as if I "knew" how everything is working. thanks for this great video.

[@greyfoxninja1239]

I get into this reading books. Sometimes the imagery becomes so immersive I can hear and see the scenes in my head. The emotions of the characters faces, the items in their hands. It's unreal, then many days or weeks later I remember the book not by the words, but by the memory of the scene in my head and people are shocked about how much I remember. It's beautiful.

[@tekiero]

damn. How do you do that. I always fall asleep

[@youssafsu2307]

Isn't that how everyone reads...

[@d4rren09]

@@youssafsu2307 I can do this too but not always. Some people dislike reading so obviously it isn't for everyone lol. You have to enjoy it to experience it like that.

[@darkknight097]

Yess! Its so crazy sometimes I can't even tell if it was a movie or a book I had read

[@RabidChasebot]

Some people actually can't visualize anything inside their mind if they have Aphantasia

[@vijendraa.g.7069]

My dad: *"Stop watching youtubers and watch something educational"* Me:

[@areallemone]

I recommend jordan peterson, he's very intersting

[@spaulding304]

Dad needs the education on how YT is the only social media with a positive rating to one's mentality.

[@indigo7387]

Your dad has a point. He probably knows a lot of useful things that will help people. Us, being young and constantly entertained, don't know anything useful.

[@Luminaz_]

@@areallemone yes sometimes I wonder how JP is naturally is about becoming father figure of Internet I just didn't thought it was us I mean I introduced Jp to 20 Friends of mine and others just don't know english and in my country its okay to put talks and your favourite writers on instagram idk about america but I am seeing them put Jp all over their stories and every single one of them bought audible for the first time for his 2 books I just feel so good everytime I see how much they have changed I just feel so accomplished so keep that up whenever you see someone do that right thing bro ... Mr commenter if you like to I would Love it if you listened to Alan watts too he is as brilliant as Jp

[@areallemone]

@@Luminaz_ JP is great, yeah

[@snakewynd]

Dark Souls games taught me how to do this very well lol

[@ZeroRelevance]

I remember entering this state several times after fighting some of the more difficult fromsoft bosses such as O&S and Isshin. Makes the games so much more engaging

[@snakewynd]

Yes, highly agree. I played every last souls games From software threw at us and enjoyed every last minute of me getting my ass kicked. Its those small tweaks you adjust to improve yourself in situations every time you failed lol and in the end, once you beat a boss that feeling is the best ever.

[@ZeroRelevance]

snakewynd +1

[@loristnorton3723]

SEKIRO

[@heftymagic4814]

Fuck off scaley

[@tillicumbeach638]

i actually entered this state once while gaming and didnt even know something like this existed at that time, never managed to do it again but i will never forget the feeling of playing at my very best

[@roid1510]

I guess I now know why im in a constant state of anxiety

[@skydog07sb]

It's very important to try to keep out of your head

[@dadeee7776]

Skydog07 your mental state is your biggest flaw I reckon

[@dadeee7776]

Not to say it’s not the biggest strength aswell imo

[@nadaotz]

Yes, now I know...

[@heftymagic4814]

*arousal

[@minhhoang4612]

I cant tell exactly how many times i have enter flow state, it kinda kicks in randomly when im playing in total silence

[@austinwatspoppin]

I know what you mean same for me

[@nemo_xs3200]

When me and my friends play rainbow and everyone enters the zone. Totall silence, The only thing that you hear is a constant flow of information. It feels great when everyone is in the zone

[@wiihackerkris35000vr]

Said every archon ever

[@nemo_xs3200]

@@wiihackerkris35000vr you mean ankor? or ancor?

[@mapacortes2117]

Ikr, i remember one time when i was playing CSGO and i was alone vs 4 CTs , I planted the bomb on site A of Dust 2 and then the 4 CTs came at almost the same time 1 from long 1 from short and 2 from the CT spawn ,somehow "The Flow" just kicks in and I killed every single one of the CTs with perfect movements and accuracy without even thinking about doing it and when the round is over and my teammates are losing their shit on the chat I am just like: "Wait what the fuck just happened there?".

[@violetine8917]

Me: Dodges skeleton arrow in minecraft *Ultra instinct theme starts to play*

[@theseangle]

@Cock_Huge lp2 r u ok?

[@theseangle]

@Cock_Huge lp2*_Y E S_*

[@animationcrate]

This comment was quite humorous, chap

[@theseangle]

@Aarian Zamora21 yep I am too

[@WhereisYunoGasai]

😂😂😂

[@C0mmMC]

i was playing in a tournament and i entered flow state, now i only realised this after the tourny, when i realised i have been playing for a really long time, i just wanna say thx man this rlly helped!!

[@Exxle2]

Going 5+ minutes into overtime on Rocket League when everyone in the match is in flow state, exhausting!

[@ilovemunchingpine]

Exxle2 Bruh it was like that for me in diamond 2

[@real_Schrooten]

I had a 8min OT yesterday with insane saves in both sides. Until a teammate shot an owngoal

[@blueso5351]

I was in a 300 credit tourney finals and we had a 7 minute overtime until my friend crashes

[@SteveBearscemi]

I'm only champ 2 but when I was near champ 3 I was in flow state for like a whole day, and half the game's were long overtimes, all of which being incredibly exhausting due to the sheer speed of both sides.

[@real_Schrooten]

@@SteveBearscemi i don't think a flow state a whole day is possible

[@ikiyou_]

Ever play Tetris? You’ve experienced “The Flow”. Just keep placing... just keep placing...

[@shaanalam3872]

Im playing tetris while listening to this

[@taliakellegg5978]

I wish i had a suitable computer to play more tetris

[@NO1xANIMExFAN]

Yea I watch high level tetris, one of my favorite tetris players streams ( twitch.tv/combostorm) and he places pieces so fast lol, must be in the flow

[@aloafofbagels6381]

And then you get 3 'S' pieces in a row and it all goes downhill.

[@DiscoCokkroach]

I'm willing to bet that I've entered flow state during some intense Tetris 99 matches.

[@alexterrel9594]

The “zone” is pure existence.

[@albertoramos4312]

The best part of this video is that this can apply to anything.

[@macabremage6374]

I entered a flow state once while I was playing a game called Combat Arms, about ten or so years ago. Capture the flag on the snowy map; I had the default, free, crappy gun and gear, and I had the flag and was returning to capture it for the game-winning point. I spin around on a hunch so I'm walking backwards to make sure nobody is about to shoot me. The entire enemy team converges on me from the same direction all at once, all shooting. I took hits, but I didn't die, and I don't know how I did it, but I started firing and got five consecutive headshots in rapid succession. I don't know how I did it, but I know that it wasn't just luck - I just sort of knew how much to move the mouse to get a perfectly aimed headshot. I was called a hacker, of course. Up until that point, I had been doing poorly. But in that one moment, I was totally in the zone - I remember only what I was seeing on the computer screen, and it almost felt like I was in the game for a moment. Shit's real, yo.

[@akyer8085]

Combat Arms? lit AF, I remembered that game long ago too x)

[@Crimbtw]

Yo deadass... I haven't even gotten in the zone yet, but I feel like the nigga goku and I could hit new heights and potentials I can just feel it. I've been training on my mechanical skills for too long it's time for an awakening(ugly ah boi)

[@zilliq]

That's not the zone, you broke into the matrix there

[@darealslimjimmy9232]

Macabre Mage Dang, good old days of Combat Arms. Lord was it a great FPS game, despite the hackers (Nexon did do better holding them down though) Sadly, only to want to try it again after all these years, Nexon sold off the rights to the game. Memories :,)

[@thewhizkid3937]

People say I am a hacker in Gears of War 4 as well. I just kept playing and eventually discovered competitive tuning 😂😂😂

[@Neengen]

So you’re telling me “The Zone” exists 🤔 I knew it man, there’s no way I pop off one game for 30 kills and then the next I just throw completely

[@watchyourback8877]

Facts, hard cold facts

[@KillerangerGaming]

Its called SBMM jk jk lol

[@CaffreyPlays]

Na dude that's skill based match making

[@okctrl]

@@CaffreyPlays that's not true. he never said what game he plays. even if he did play a game where it has sbmm. that's deadass just him losing focus of the game. SBMM doesn't change on a game-to-game basis it changes over a few games because it's the consistency, not the 1 game skill.

[@OnlyHereTilIEat]

@@ahmetozkurt1257 Yes but no .

[@Hepodix]

Really great explanation on the flow subject. I've achieved this state several times, and it always feels amazing!

[@ronrambokim]

Wonderful!

[@jackofalltradesprepping9611]

You've achieved a level of smart I never thought could exist (sarcasm don't ever feel special)