Flow
Flow
The feeling of euphoria, more effective performance and enhanced focus when mind and/or body are stretched in a voluntary effort to achieve something that is seen as worthwhile.
The three elements of Flow are:
- Purpose
- Resolution
- Harmony
The experience of Flow is self-reinforcing, each time it is achieved boosts Creative confidence.
The concept of Flow was developed by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. In an interview with Wired he said:
Being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost.