Flow State

The mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence, flow is characterized by the complete absorption in what one does, and a resulting transformation in one's sense of time.

Characteristics

  • Nothing Else matters
  • Intense Concentration, no attention for problems or anything else
  • Lose yourself
  • Time get distorted

You can get into flow state using the Flow Theory

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Published on: Jan 20, 2021

Source: Flow By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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