flow (psychology)
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Flow (psychology) is a mental state of deep immersion and focused engagement in an activity, where people lose track of time and self-consciousness while performing at their optimal level.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mental state
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optimal experience ⓘ psychological concept ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
being in the zone
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flow state ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
artistic performance
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creativity ⓘ educational activities ⓘ engagement at work ⓘ happiness ⓘ intrinsic motivation ⓘ learning ⓘ mindfulness-like attention ⓘ musical performance ⓘ peak performance ⓘ sports performance ⓘ video game play ⓘ well-being ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
balance between challenge and skill
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clear goals ⓘ deep immersion in an activity ⓘ distorted sense of time ⓘ focused attention ⓘ high level of task engagement ⓘ immediate feedback ⓘ intense concentration ⓘ intrinsic enjoyment of the activity ⓘ loss of self-consciousness ⓘ merging of action and awareness ⓘ reduced awareness of bodily needs ⓘ sense of control over actions ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
anxiety
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apathy ⓘ boredom ⓘ |
| definedBy | Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | psychology ⓘ |
| occursWhen |
challenges are high and skills are high
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task difficulty matches personal skill level ⓘ |
| outcome |
enhanced learning
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greater life satisfaction ⓘ high-quality performance ⓘ |
| requires |
clear goals
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concentration on the task at hand ⓘ immediate feedback ⓘ intrinsic motivation for the activity ⓘ perceived balance between challenge and skills ⓘ sense of control over the situation ⓘ |
| selfPerception | reduced self-evaluation ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
educational psychology
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organizational psychology ⓘ positive psychology ⓘ sports psychology ⓘ |
| timePerception | time passes quickly ⓘ |
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