Flow psychology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)

6 components of Flow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)#Components

Free soloing (a perfect example of a high-risk flow activity): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7775622/

Anders Ericsson’s 10,000-hour theory: https://www.businessinsider.co.za/anders-ericsson-how-to-become-an-expert-at-anything-2016-6

[We couldn’t find the quote about abusing a tool]

Shower thoughts: https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/

Origins of the term “silver bullet”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet

An article discussing the McKinsey study on flow: https://hbr.org/2014/05/create-a-work-environment-that-fosters-flow

A brief primer on adrenaline, cortisol, and stress responses: https://www.livestrong.com/article/207432-adrenaline-cortisol/

Big 5 personality traits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits

Neuroticism and Flow:

Csikszentmihalyi's Flow Model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Challenge_vs_skill.svg

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (the Father of Flow): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi

Carl Jung: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung

Flow state and life satisfaction: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beautiful-minds/201111/who-enters-flow

Hedonic adaptation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill

The exploitation of Flow states in video game design: https://medium.com/@raydaz/the-applications-relevance-of-flow-state-design-in-video-games-1572dac0d2c

Scott Alexander’s SlateStarCodex post which inspired Gianluca’s “PhD Hunter” idea: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/06/04/book-review-the-secret-of-our-success/

Nobody on earth can build a pencil from scratch: http://freakonomics.com/podcast/i-pencil/