Finding Flowstate

The FlowState Team
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Welcome Thread - v0

Hey there πŸ‘‹πŸΌ Welcome to FlowState!

WELCOME TO FLOWSTATE

Leave a comment below to introduce yourself to the community!✌️

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Leo Gopal

Hello FlowWorld!

I am Leo Gopal, I write code and poetry
(sometimes they are the same thing).

I know I will love it here coming from dev.to.
Starting out as a Psychologist and Hypnotist,
I became a web dev for the last 10 years self-taught.
(They are both just programming in the end)

About me, I only have 3 main guiding principles (ideas):

  • Just try be better than yesterday (repeat until out of stock)
  • Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind. (Always)
  • Its never the goal, its always the process.

Glad to be here!

Any suggestions on what my first post should be?

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Lee

Hey Leo! Welcome - I love those 3 principles. I'd love to know what your ideal flowstate is or how you enter / exit flow to produce poetry and practice hypnosis plus any fitness, wellbeing and routines you have to practice presence.

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obtinia3h

What should be my first post?
How to Write Your First Blog Post
Consider your audience,Fishing equipment,,,
Do keyword research… ...
But don't go overboard. ...
Introduce yourself. ...
Establish your editorial plan. ...
Get inspiration. ...
Choose your tone and voice. ...
Add strategic links.

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Heiko Kanzler

Hello. I am Heiko, a 50 year old German living in southern spain and found this community via a post by Ben Haltern.

During the day I am a IT consultant, Project- and Product Manager and software developer, weekends I love to photograph poeple (I own a very small home studio).

I started with a bit fitness in July during the pandemic (in Spain we had a complete lock down from March for a couple of months) and try to keep my routine and motivation. And perhaps to loose some weight one day. Currently my little "home gym" is a cheap second hand excercise bike and a even cheaper rower from Facebook market.

With my growing "fitness needs" (I simple wanted to track my improvements), I took the opportunity to write my own little fitness tracking app (as my home training devices do not have any smart connection, and also as a pet project also to learn something new Ionic in my case) which I will release int the couple of months.

Let's get into the flow!

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Lee

Hey Heiko! Welcome to the community!

Really happy to hear about your new journey, we do really hope the community can help keep you motivate and to shift some of that weight and build some consistency. One of the things that always helps is to build up your routine in small increments so you don't end up putting yourself off the next time. Same with nutrition. Start with small wins and just build up the habits over-time and they will stick.

Let's do it πŸ‘ŠπŸΌ

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(Mugi) Tambah Sae

Thats awesome, I hope in 4 months I can do just like you did, make apps when I didn't found any app that fulfill my need.

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Ryan

Hey flowstate!

I'm Ryan, I'm a big dev.to fan and starting a DIY Peloton project! Looking forward to some weekly motivation from folks here!

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Lee

Welcome Ryan, definitely looking forward to hearing more, Peloton bikes are really catching on.

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The FlowState Team

Hey Ryan! Welcome to FlowState! We are interested in your Peloton project and it is definitely a tag that we are missing here, we’ll get one created, fancy being the mod for it?

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Tomi Adenekan

Howdy Folks!

I'm Tomi Adenekan (don't sweat trying to pronounce it), I code, eat, and exercise and learn mandarin.
I was introduced here through dev.to.
I workout every single day (even when I don't feel like it) and I (sometimes :) enjoy it.
I am currently trying out calisthenics and just beginning to realize little I know.
Three main rules for me:

  • Be human.
  • Don't be a jerk.
  • If you don't feel disappointed at failure then you did not try hard enough.

Question:

Are there any good alternatives to pullups because I cannot for the life of me find space for a pullup bar?

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Lee

Hey Tomi! Great to have you 😎 what an intro πŸ’₯.

Would love to see a post on what your workout week looks like, especially with you training every day, that is some commitment!

I came across an interesting YouTube training routine that offers the same intensity, i’ll post about it later.

Looking forward to sharing idea with you πŸ™πŸ½

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Tomi Adenekan
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Lee

Just read it - brilliant, amazing commitment.

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MichaΕ‚ Gacka

Hi everyone! I'm a software engineer interested in mental health and well being in the tech industry so I was excited to see you promote at dev.to :)

I just finished styling my blog 3dayweek.dev/ where I hope to encourage programmers to live a more adventurous and balanced lives. Looking forward to seeing what's going on here at flowstate.to :)

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Lee

β€œ Code Smart, Not Hard.” - i like it!

Welcome Mickey 🌈

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Suzanne Aitchison

Hello FlowState πŸ‘‹

I'm Suzanne - based in Edinburgh, Scotland. I'm looking forward to hearing what you're all up to fitness-wise! For me, I try to practice daily yoga, I like to lift weights in the gym, have a history in roller derby, take weekly tap dancing lessons, and love all things outdoorsy from hiking to just a nice long walk with the dog πŸ™‚

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(Mugi) Tambah Sae

Hello
Im nuel, still learning web developer and python.

Found this community from dev.io
this year still struggle with injury from half marathon trial last year, so most of the time, walking is my exercise, hope can get back this new year.

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Lee

Welcome Tambah, really happy you joined. Small steps.. you'll be running again soon!

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Enu Kui

Hi there! I'm Enu.
I'm an ex professional dancer/choreographer.
Furthermore, I have a million hobbies I'm trying to improve, and learning how to balance that with grownup expectations. In the past, I've struggled with wellness and health, so I hope to learn more here.

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𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘊𝘩π˜ͺ𝘢☁ • Edited

Hey everyone. This community looks amazing. I'm interested in mental health as much as physical well being. Look forward to sharing my story here.

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Andrew Weisbeck

Hey y'all!

I came here to find focus and wrangle in my ADHD - I've been struggling with my mental health lately. A lot of financial stress on both me and my partner and I'm trying to figure out how to stay focused on something that can bring in money now - because I have like a couple days to figure out my situation. I'm looking forward to jumping in and chatting with y'all!

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pulsar 0

Hello guys,
I'm a 22 year old mechatronics engineering senior. Long story short I was very idealistic growing up and got disillusioned when I got to college. Recently came out of a deep depression, very few friends but finally figuring out how this life thing works. Aiming to be one of the best programmers and hopefully do highly impactful science work!
I discovered flow(consciously) after reading Mihaly's book and how I access it is through computer programming. Writing code helps me to forget everything else and live in the moment. Glad to be here and hope to make a lot of friends.
Note: I read a lot so I'm up for discussions on several topics, Thanks all πŸ€—

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Lee

It’s great to have you here! Glad you’re working through things ❀️ tell us more about mechatronics, sounds very interesting

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Ildi

Woohoo! Another Forem community takes off! Looking forward to gaining some tips/inspiration on how to keep my body happy. Health is super important, especially during the lockdown restrictions.

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Lee

Welcome!!!

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Lee

Absolutely! Thanks for joining πŸš€

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obtinia3h • Edited

Hey everyone. This community looks amazing. I'm interested in mental health as much as physical well being.Mobile app development Dubai.Look forward to sharing my story here.

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Lee

Welcome!!

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Evie

Hi FlowState gang!

I'm Evie, another techie crossing over from dev.to! 😁 Software engineer and karateka from the UK trying to eat more plants! Hope you're all safe, healthy and well <3

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Lee

Hey Evie!

Welcome to the community !! Thanks so much for joining :D - I am also from the UK. "Karateka" < Does this mean you like a bit of martial arts?

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Evie

Hiya Lee it's great to be here, cheers for the warm welcome!

Yep that's right, I love karate and (watching) boxing. Have previously trained in shaolin kung fu, TKD and Muay Thai 😍 Curious about grappling arts but not keen on MMA though! Which ones do you do??

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Lee

Wowzers!

I do Muay Thai too! Started about 30 years ago. Always wanted to do more BJJ but have never got round to it. Can’t believe Karate is now an Olympic sport πŸ™Œ

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Evie

Awh wicked do you have a fave technique in Muay Thai? Me too so pleased they've included it for this Olympics in its birthplace. Although apparently it won't return for Paris 2024 :<

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Lee

Low kicks and teep kicks 🦡🦡 enjoy the games! 🏟

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Matthew Roberts

Hi everyone. Been running for two years and now doing lifting. Really enjoying it :)

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Lee

Welcome Matthew! 2 years ago, what kick started the routine?

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