Finding My Literacy Flow

You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?


“When your mind, choices, and behaviour align, life stops feeling like a struggle and starts feeling like a flow.”
(Itayi Garande)

A vital component of my reading and writing efforts involves finding a comfortably smooth flow of actions to complete wherever I am at. So in the case of sustained reading and writing effort, such a literacy scenario happens best for me upon finding a spot to minimize sensory distractions surrounding me which oftentimes distract my mind from focusing deeply on such tasks. In this regard, I recall being “in the zone” so to speak as a former musician when I played my part in each composition with natural ease. I can also recollect working efficiently as a college student in a quietly sheltered space of my own choosing to sustain my attention and reduce my stress of exam and term paper preparation.

So to build my perfect reading and writing space, I first find a secluded environment to put on my headphones to hear some soothing classical or New Age music to set the mood for calming my busy mind. I then turn on my quietly whirling mobile fan I brought for this occasion to get some continual ventilation. Next I slowly sit down with an upright posture on a well cushioned spot offering uncluttered flat space its sufficient but not too brightly lit light. A glass of water placed nearby also provides a handy way to keep me hydrated. I then place my iPhone on vibrate mode to avoid the temptation of answering emails, text messages…impulsively. A final task before I begin reading or writing, involves pre planning a definite time frame on each literacy occasion that will not adversely affect the rest of my day. And I am accepting not stressed about, if my agenda seems unfinished at the end of this reading or writing session.