Let's say there is some guy that does pottery every day, and he's been doing it for a while, let's say 10 years. He knows the ins and outs of his daily pottery routine well. When he sits down to make a pot, it seems almost effortless compared to the new guy sitting next to him who makes such a heavy effort to do something that looks not nearly as good as ol' pottery guy. He makes it look easy. When pottery guy makes a mistake, he flicks his wrist and the pot pops back into place like he's done it a hundred times before. The action was precise, clean, and perfectly timed, but he does it in the mix (flow) with an action that seems effortless. It looks like he isn't even trying, yet he's learned and internalized every angle of his craft front to back, and has the muscle memory to get the timing of that flick just right.

Like a painter, he doesn't even have to think about it, he just sees what he wants to paint, and the picture paints itself, effortlessly, while he sings along with the radio.

The inaction or effortless action isn't about being lazy, it's about steeping yourself in your craftwork and knowing "the way" of your workflow so well that you can just stroll on In and hit an exhaust port on a death star with one shot, blasting the thing to smithereens, and you're over here acting all non-chalant like you just hit your desk wastebasket with a crumpled up wad of paper. Kobe!!!