Flow States...Getting in the Zone

in psychology •  8 years ago  (edited)

So I've been hearing a lot about "Flow States" and how these altered states of consciousness are used by athletes; mainly fighters. After some research I found that "Flow States" are very similar to what some athletes would call being "in the zone" I for one am extremely happy that more study is being put into discovering more about altered states of consciousness that can help excel or elevate us in the physical. Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Ph.D. an expert on "flow states" stresses how being in these altered states can bring balance and general all around happiness to your life. How to achieve or get into a flow state is entirely up to you all you need is to find some sort of activity; try to start with something physical; as in martial arts, dance, etc. Set a clear goal and train up on the basics then put all focus on the task without letting your mind wander or change subject. Once in a state of hyper focus and openness you can fully take on the task at hand and reallocate all mental resources to the present task. I urge you all to research this topic more and Implement it in your day to day.

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Yes! I'm so glad Flow is starting to be recognized more commonly, I learned about a few years ago and thought it was the next big thing (still do).

It's like how nobody took jogging seriously in the 1900s but by the end of that century, people were sprinting, marathoning, and coming up with crazy ways to run, yoga had a similar trajectory and I feel like next up is meditation.

regular people are already inventing different ways of meditation and soon it'll be common knowledge that meditation is good for the psyche, after that happens is when I believe that flow will also enter the cultural zeitgeist and I cannot wait to see what people will do with it!

Personally, I love getting into a flow state and that I can recognize it for what it is. I've found that after working on my online business for about 10 minutes I start to experience a little buzz of a flow state focus and if I'm really driven I can enter into it all the way.

So glad you guys are into this new paradigm that we are heading towards! Yes the flow state is something to pay attention on especially once you learn how to engage your own regularly. This may be a slight digress but years ago when I first started learning about meditation and astral projection/lucid dreaming whatever you choose to call it. I discovered the "secret" which was a book/movie about the law of attraction I later found that a lot was missing from that content and flow state is a huge part of the law of attraction. Thanks for the feed back and stay tuned for more content!

That's new and cool stuff for me...You have something here...thanks for this awareness :) will follow you for more on this.

🙏 thank you more content coming soon!

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