Theories and Concepts
Flow
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The mental state of being fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement and enjoyment in an activity. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi introduced the concept in 1975, and it is widely applied in sport and exercise psychology to explain peak athletic performance.
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Core Claimthe mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Flow (psychology)
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the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity
Wikipedia: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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He recognized and named the psychological concept of 'flow', a highly focused mental state conducive to creativity.
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