Eli5: Why do we „forget“ time while doing thinks we enyoy?

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Eli5: Why do we „forget“ time while doing thinks we enyoy?

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Answer 1

“Flow” is a state of mind where we are so into what we’re doing that we let go of many things that usually occupy our minds, including our sense of time. Why exactly we do that isn’t known I believe, but it was probably useful for honing and practicing tasks such as hunting, gathering, farming and crafting.