“If the struggle was sufficient and the release complete, your brain enters flow: - Transient hypofrontality (inner critic quiets) - Neurochemical cocktail floods (dopamine + norepinephrine + endorphins + anandamide + serotonin) - DMN-ECN coupling (creativity + execution) - Time distortion (hours feel like minutes) - Ego dissolution (sense of separate self fades) - Automatic action (you just DO without thinking)”