The word flow was first used to describe the state of energized immersion in the process of one's work by the positive psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. People who are metaphorically in the flow feel as if they are being carried along by a current of water. The following are some of the attributes of such a flow experience:
- self-consciousness disappears
- hours seem to pass like minutes
- clear understanding of goals at every step
- good balance between challenge and skill
- sense of presence and being absorbed in the activity
- sense of control over the activity
- distractions are filtered out
- no self-consciousness
- intrinsic reward
- deep concentration and focus
- no concern about failure
- immediate feedback from the activity itself
In the following video clip, James Lillis tells us how to achieve flow in three easy steps (challenge, clarity, and feedback), as well as demonstrating a pretty nifty percussion game.
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