Cool article, especially since it's from 1997. The opening paragraphs are a very accurate way to describe flow. I love the feeling of 'flowing' down the mountain on a snowboard or mountain bike. I'd never really equated the 'flow' of movement with the 'flow' of programming, but I think the comparison is a good one. Thanks for sharing.
This review is for a relatively new book. I prefer the classic(there's a section - flow in sex for the curious.[had to mention as it has been sexytime last couple days here with orgasms and all!].
This book is not those personal-help books, instead inspires/motivates you to overcome (hacking pseudocode for the layman); if I may compare - very similar to talk about getting over "the wall" by Randy Pausch, but this book gives more insight 'behind-the-scenes'.
I second the original book. It's a good read and offers up a simple recipe for finding/building flow experiences. I suspect most hackers already have experienced flow and that maybe this experience is what keeps hacking such an addictive activity. But it's cool to think about flow in other arenas of life as well.
