Publish and Prosper by Lambert Nathaniel M

Author:Lambert, Nathaniel M.
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781136335778
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2013-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

Flow

Have you ever had an experience where you started doing something and then came to yourself and realized you had just spent hours on that task and didn't even realize it? That's flow. Groundbreaking research done by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi (1998) described this state of being in which the mind is fully immersed and fully involved, a process called “flow.” It is a completely focused motivation and a single-minded immersion on a task that stretches you just enough to keep you engaged without making you want to give up. During flow, emotions are channeled, energized, and completely aligned with the task at hand. When people enter a state of flow, it's almost like becoming superhuman in your strength and ability. When you are in a state of flow you can get so much more done than you normally are able to do. This is focused energy at its best.

You can probably recall experiencing flow and can recognize just how productive you were when you reached that state. I personally have reached this state a number of times while writing this book. It's amazing to see that I can write 12–15 pages in one sitting while at other times I will only write 2–3 pages in the same amount of time without flow.

It goes without saying how damaging distractions are to flow. Not only do distractions prevent you from getting into a state of flow, but they can quickly take you out of this state you worked so hard to attain.

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