Flow, commonly called being in the zone, is where a person is totally engaged in performing an activity, up to the point where they are hardly self-conscious or conscious of their surroundings. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Flow, or being “in the zone,” is a state of amped-up creativity, enhanced productivity, and blissful consciousness that, some psychologists believe, is also the secret to happiness. It’s considered ...

Caving is often considered a risky hobby, but once you understand its appeal, it starts to make sense. Here’s why, for some people, the need to explore caves is so rooted in the flow state. Most of us ...

Ludwig van Beethoven’s notebooks show that he spent countless hours laboriously developing and revising the musical ideas on which his great compositions were based. It was a torturous and ...