Do you Flow?
I've been thinking of Flow. What is this Flow I refer to?
Good old Wikipedia defines it as...
"Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence, flow is characterized by complete absorption in what one does."
The secret to happiness according to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is to achieve Flow often in most areas of your life.
Can this be applied to your website and business? Of course! In fact the author of the book Flow states...
"A Web site that promotes flow is like a gourmet meal. You start off with the appetizers, move on to the salads and entrees, and build toward dessert. Unfortunately, most sites are built like a cafeteria. You pick whatever you want. That sounds good at first, but soon it doesn't matter what you choose to do. Everything is bland and the same." - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
There are 6 factors which encompass the state of Flow...
1. Intense and focused concentration on the present moment
2. Merging of action and awareness
3. A loss of reflective self-consciousness
4. A sense of personal control or agency over the situation or activity
5. A distortion of temporal experience, one's subjective experience of time is altered
6. Experience of the activity as intrinsically rewarding, also referred to as autotelic experience
Have you turned your website and business into flow experiences for yourself and others?
I'd love to hear your thoughts. So, post your comment below right now!
I've been thinking of Flow. What is this Flow I refer to?
Good old Wikipedia defines it as...
"Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence, flow is characterized by complete absorption in what one does."
The secret to happiness according to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is to achieve Flow often in most areas of your life.
Can this be applied to your website and business? Of course! In fact the author of the book Flow states...
"A Web site that promotes flow is like a gourmet meal. You start off with the appetizers, move on to the salads and entrees, and build toward dessert. Unfortunately, most sites are built like a cafeteria. You pick whatever you want. That sounds good at first, but soon it doesn't matter what you choose to do. Everything is bland and the same." - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
There are 6 factors which encompass the state of Flow...
1. Intense and focused concentration on the present moment
2. Merging of action and awareness
3. A loss of reflective self-consciousness
4. A sense of personal control or agency over the situation or activity
5. A distortion of temporal experience, one's subjective experience of time is altered
6. Experience of the activity as intrinsically rewarding, also referred to as autotelic experience
Have you turned your website and business into flow experiences for yourself and others?
I'd love to hear your thoughts. So, post your comment below right now!
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