38. People Can Be In A Flow State

38. People Can Be In A Flow State

1. Flow State: becoming engrossed and focused in a task so as to temporarily "forget" your whereabouts and time

   • Flow state will dissipate if you are distracted from your work flow by something else
     • focus and attention are CRITICAL
   • Flow state works with a specific, clear, achievable goal in mind
     • build in enough challenge to hold attention, but don’t make the tasks so hard that people get discouraged
   • With flow state, constant feedback is received
     • to stay in the flow state, you need a constant stream of information coming in that gives you feedback as to the achievement of the goal
   • Flow state induces control over your actions in a challenging situation
   • With flow state, time changes
     • focusing on tasks can make it feel as though time is speeding up or slowing down
   • Flow state requires relaxation
     • lose the sense of threat, or lose sense of self awareness altogether
   • Flow state is personal and pleasurable
     • everyone has a different state of mind when their flow state comes
     • prefrontal cortex (PFC) and basal ganglia of the brain both involved in flow state process