The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
[The “flow state” occurs when] people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience is so enjoyable that people will continue to do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it.
Anthony Raymond • Ikigai & Kaizen: The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success (How to set goals, stop procrastinating, be more productive, build good habits, focus, & thrive)
“I want to build my life around flow states [the sense of being ‘in the zone’].” TF: This is something Josh Waitzkin (here) talks about often: journaling and using tools like HRV (heart-rate variability) devices to identify the patterns and prerequisites that create peak flow states or their opposites.
Ferriss, Timothy • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
la grande découverte de Csikszentmihalyi est qu’il existe un état que les gens apprécient davantage qu’un morceau de chocolat après un rapport sexuel. C’est l’état d’immersion totale dans un challenge difficile mais à leur portée, être plongé dans une situation dans laquelle ils peuvent se dépasser. Csikszentmihalyi nomma cet état «fluidité» car il
... See moreJonathan Haidt • L'hypothèse du bonheur: La redécouverte de la sagesse ancienne dans la science contemporaine (PSY. Individus, groupes, cultures) (French Edition)
You may remember Schopenhauer’s image of the x=y diagonal that shows how we truly navigate life. This graph conceit echoes that of the modern sociologist Mike Csikszentmihalyi. From his extensive discussions with people from all walks of life, he discovered there is a state of ‘flow’: a ‘prime state’ that brings together the chess player, the surfe
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