AI's impression of dynamic cognitive flow. Source: Art: DALL-E/OpenAI The concept of "flow," or the peak experience championed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, represents an optimal state of deep focus, ...
Yahoo: ‘An optimal state of consciousness’: is flow the secret to happiness?
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘It would be impossible to “hack” flow on demand,’ says Dr Cameron Norsworthy. But we can increase our chances to experience it, ...
Flow experience, characterised by complete absorption and effortless concentration during a task, is recognised as a crucial factor in achieving peak performance and enhancing psychological well‐being ...
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934-2021), a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago and originator of the concept of flow. Source: Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain. Author: Ehirsh. In his ...
Inc: Forget Flow. This Legendary Psychologist Says to Aim for Your ‘Optimal State’ Instead
If you’ve ever read a book on popular psychology or productivity, you’ve no doubt heard of the flow state. This magical state of mind, popularized by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, happens in ...
Forget Flow. This Legendary Psychologist Says to Aim for Your ‘Optimal State’ Instead
You have read in the first chapter that psychology is the study of experiences, behaviours, and mental processes. You may now be curious to know how psychologists study these phenomena. In other words, what methods are used to study behaviour and mental processes? Like all scientists, psychologists seek to describe, predict, explain and control what they study. For this, psychologists rely on ...