Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘It would be impossible to “hack” flow on demand,’ says Dr Cameron Norsworthy. But we can increase our chances to experience it, ...

What if you could unlock a state of mind where time melts away, your focus sharpens to a razor’s edge, and even the most challenging tasks feel almost effortless? This isn’t some far-off dream or a ...

Have you ever been so absorbed in an activity that time just seemed to melt away? When you’re deeply focused on a challenging task that you have enough skill to complete and the activity is rewarding ...

Author of The Flow Habit reveals a practical framework for accessing flow based on decades of scientific study These ...

If you’ve ever read a book on popular psychology or productivity, you’ve no doubt heard of the flow state. This magical state of mind, popularized by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, happens in ...

Linda: Mihalyi Csiksyenkmihalyi, a psychologist at the University of Chicago, is the leading authority on flow state. Flow is happiness, joy, and rapture, the ultimate ecstatic state. In his important ...

Skiing has this rare ability to quiet the mind in a way that exists only in motion. For a fleeting moment, attention narrows, and the body takes over. “We live in a busy, complicated world, and skiing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lucy Paulise is executive coach and author of Timebox, based in Texas. After many years doing the same job, it’s easy to feel ...

Several weeks ago, I mentioned the concept of “three minds” from sport and performance psychologist Michael Gervais. He identified “negative mind,” which is self-criticism, doubt and limiting thoughts ...

Think back to a time when you were completely immersed in something you loved doing. Maybe you were writing, painting, working, or playing an instrument. The world around you faded, and time seemed to ...