// Glossary
Flow State
5 topics
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Does Making Change Our Sense of Time?
A psychological state proposed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in which one is fully immersed in an activity and loses track of time. It frequently occurs during making.
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Does Moving Your Hands Quiet Your Mind?
An optimal experience where task difficulty balances with skill, time perception dissolves, and one becomes fully immersed in the activity itself. A state frequently observed in handwork.
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The Sensation of the Moment When You Become Able to Do What You Couldn't Before
A state of complete absorption and concentration where the sense of time is lost and the activity itself becomes rewarding. Csikszentmihalyi's concept.
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What Should We Call the Emotion at the Moment of Completion?
A state of deep immersion where time seems to fly. At the moment of completion this state breaks and emotions surface all at once.
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Why Do Thoughts Flow Well in Cafés?
Proposed by Csikszentmihalyi. An immersive state that occurs when task difficulty and ability are balanced. The café environment is thought to provide 'intermediate stimulation' that facilitates entry into this state.