Hi, clazzimoo!
The state that makes sense to talk about here is the one you describe - the flow state.
As any gamer knows it is possible to maintain the flow state for hours. It may not be healthy because of low movement and such, but it's possible.
And I wish my work was always in the flow state.
But maintaining flow is a delicate act.
First of all you need to remove all distractions - e-mail notifications, phone calls,
loud sounds. Then the work has to fall down into the perfect range of not too hard and not too easy. If it doesn't, this will be the primary reason why flow disappears. Note that for untrained person it takes about 15 minutes of working in ideal environment to get to the state. Any distraction resets this timer.
Having said that, don't be harsh with yourself if you are not in the flow most of the time at work. You may not be working at the top efficiency, but doing work while not in flow, still counts as time doing "real work" in Steve's formula.
From what I've seen, 50% Efficiency ratio is a very good ratio in an office environment.
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