Reading time: 4 – 7 minutes
This is the sixth in a series of articles about Flow. In each of the articles I’ll look more closely at Flow, each of the individual characteristics, and how we can use Flow in our leadership practice.
In the first article of the series, I talked about the idea of Flow as described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and introduced the nine characteristics of a flow experience. This time I’d like to examine the fifth characteristic which is that the present is what matters most. When we are so engrossed in an activity that it captures [...]
Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes
This is the fifth in a series of articles about Flow. In each of the articles I’ll look more closely at Flow, each of the individual characteristics, and how we can use Flow in our leadership practice.
In the first article of the series, I talked about the idea of Flow as described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and introduced the nine characteristics of a flow experience. This time I’d like to examine the fourth characteristic which is that our concentration deepens. When our participation in an activity leads us to concentrate so deeply that we [...]
Reading time: 4 – 7 minutes
This is the fourth in a series of articles about Flow. In each of the articles I’ll look more closely at Flow, each of the individual characteristics, and how we can use Flow in our leadership practice.
In the first article of the series, I talked about the idea of Flow as described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and introduced the nine characteristics of a flow experience. This time I’d like to examine the third characteristic which is that there needs to be a balance between our challenges and our skills. In order to find Flow, [...]
Reading time: 3 – 5 minutes
This is the third in a series of articles about Flow. In each of the articles I’ll look more closely at Flow, each of the individual characteristics, and how we can use Flow in our leadership practice.
In a previous article, I talked about the idea of Flow as described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and introduced the nine characteristics of a flow experience. This time I’d like to discuss the second characteristic which is that we get immediate feedback to our actions.
How am I doing?
Most times when we do something, the results of our [...]
Reading time: 3 – 5 minutes
This is the second in a series of articles about Flow. In each of the articles I’ll look more closely at Flow, each of the individual characteristics, and how we can use Flow in our leadership practice.
In my first post of the series, I talked about the idea of Flow as described by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and introduced the nine characteristics of a flow experience. This time I’d like to discuss the first characteristic which is that the goals for the activity are clear.
When we are seeking an activity that produces a Flow experience, one [...]
