Flow is a concept first developed by psychology researchers and honed by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihlyi, a figurehead of the positive psychology movement.
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What itfeels like
This is the state of mind a person reaches when they are completely immersed in whatever they are doing, when they reach maximum focus.
They are overcome by a feeling of intense engagement and satisfaction.
The experience itself is so enjoyable that people seek it out despite the huge efforts involved, just for the pleasure of feeling it.
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"It's a state of ecstasy in which I almost feel like I no longer exist. My hands seem to move across the piano independently, I don't control them. I'm a spectator, gripped by wonderment and admiration.
The music seems to write itself."
–A composer describing what it feels like to be in the flow
