A term coined by the late positive psychology expert Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, 'flow' is the state of being hyper-focused, fully absorbed and energized by the task at hand. What if we told you there was a mathematical equation for getting intheflow?
. In other words, this is the information that exists between the means and the ends.
Streaks work much better than simple outcomes like victory or loss, in the same way that open-ended questions work better in conversations than yes-or-no questions; there are many different outcomes, and the more you go on the clearer the outcome becomes. “I myself have revised my syllabus for next semester, changing pass-fail assignments to graded assignments,” Duckworth continues. “According to Melnikoff's theory, the greater the number of possible outcomes, the greater reduction of uncertainty.”While applying this particular formula to something as physical as sports may appear challenging, Melnikoff says it’s easier than it seems.
There are also questions about whether a single formula can encapsulate all that flow is, according to, the co-director of the Quality of Life Research Center at Claremont Graduate University, who was not involved in the study.
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