Personaly I think that you have to have a solid routine. I try to do my routine the same every single time.
You also have to be at peace with yourself. When I'm in the "Zone" I feel that calm peacefulness (a happy feeling) and it blends in with the little noises I hear in the water (if that makes any sense).
That peaceful feeling is very important to me. I had one day while in Cyprus when I received some disturbing news frome home and it brought my static down from 7' to 6'. The following day I had a great time and was very happy and did 7'14".
After I returned from Cyprus, my statics were always over 7 mins and I felt like I could do 7min. any day any time. I even did a 7'48" with room to spare.
But the sh$t hit the fan on the home front and now my inner peacefullness is gone. Last week I had difficult time doing 5 minutes.
I hope this helps.
Best regards,
Elevatorman
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