Like being in the eye of a hurricane, there can be a sense of presence and peacefulness even in the midst of quick or physically demanding activity. Clock time estimation Instead of flowing in a fixed and relentless way, with equal-sized containers, time seems very flexible and changeable, even unpredictable. Occasionally you check your progress and estimate whether you'll be able to finish on time. But you don't take these estimates very seriously, partly because time doesn't seem very real during this peak experience, and partly because you know these estimates proved inaccurate so many times before. There's a big difference between these four factors in the two scenarios.
Productivity is clearly different.
Feeling pressured, anxious, hurried, and overwhelmed are part of deadline scenarios, but never part of the views during peak performance. Really look to see whether anything seems absolutely unchangeable. Apparently there's nothing really fixed about pressure situations. Stress, however inevitable, nevertheless is widely misunderstood. No concept dealing with human functioning and health has produced more confusion.