#Danger text vs flowstate how to#

Sorry but that's what it does (See disclaimer) Wanna share your successful sessions count? Leave a comment in the forum.Wanna share a story of one of your Dangerzone sessions? Leave a comment in the forum.Got an idea for a setting? Leave a comment in the forum.How do YOU use the Dangerzone? Leave a comment in the forum.'Successfully' means that once the timer is up, there is at least some text there (indicating you didn't just give up and let the countdown finish). You get a +1 🎉 for every Dangerzone Writing session you complete successfully. Session Background Color: Changes background color of editor temporarily for a more immersive experience.Session Font-Size: Increases editor font-size temporarily for a more immersive experience.Seconds-to-deletion fuse: Default is 5s, How many seconds until your text is deleted?.Countdown duration in seconds: Default is 60s, How many seconds you want your Dangerzone Writing session to last?.To optimize your flow experience, you can configure your: Writing Session Timing Settings

#Danger text vs flowstate how to#

How to personalize your sessions and fuse time This is one of the most powerful hard-skills I've ever learned. Learn to touch-type: Learn to touch-type if you're not yet fully touch-typing and you're struggling with the mechanics to keep up.Start small: Gradually increase session time as you get more comfortable with this type of challenge.So, instead of switching to PANIC-MODE as soon as you start a session, just stay calm and start writing. I know this sounds weird, but as long as you hit a key every second or so, this thing won't blow up. Don't Panic: Just because there's a countdown, doesn't mean you have to freak out.You'll eventually find a thought that is interesting, so don't worry. Fake it till you make it: It's totally fine to write a lot of 'nothing' such as Well, I don't know what to write here.If you've never used this type of writing before, I highly recommend starting with the defaults and an empty note to get a feeling for it. ^ I usually create an empty one, but that's not necessary How to start as a beginner If you DO stop writing for more than 5 seconds, everything you've written in this note so far is DELETED.Īgain, let me be clear: If you stop for more than 5 seconds, your writing in this note will be deleted.From now on, the count-down from 60 seconds to 0 starts.Click the 'Stopwatch' icon in the left bar to start the timer.Use it to keep you laser-focused on writing.Use it to write that first draft however dirty and ragged.Use it to 'warm' up your writing muscle.The catch: If you PAUSE for longer than 5 seconds, everything you’ve written is DELETED.

THEN, during those X minutes you MUST write continuously.

Hey all, I’ve been a paying customer of FlowState since 2016 and wanted something similar for Obsidian.