Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi taught psychology at the University of Chicago for three decades and created the concept of the mental frame of mind known as flow, or a state of happiness when a person is ...

October 20 Declared 'Flow Day' In Honor Of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. EINPresswire/ -- October 20, 2025 marks the first official celebration of Flow Day, founded by Laurie Smith, author of The Flow ...

In an age of distraction, everyone wants to be more focused. But there’s more than one kind of focus. Sometimes you’re so ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Think of an activity you enjoy that completely immerses you. When you’re doing it, your attention is fully focused, and you are so ...

Are you finding it hard to focus right now? Working within a state of flow is hypnotic and a great way of accomplishing goals while having fun. That said, it takes a bit of work to achieve flow, ...

Get into your groove… like your life depends on it. “Flow state” is defined as optimal fluidity between body and mind where time slows, senses are heightened, and we experience the deep satisfaction ...

In one of Don Draper’s more memorable bits of wisdom, the fictional ad exec advised a creatively blocked colleague: “Just think about it. Deeply. Then forget it. And an idea will jump up in your face.

Many of us live in a state of perpetual discontent. We don’t have enough. Not the right job, not enough money, not the right car, not the right house. The list of desires is endless. We believe that ...

You hear a lot about working in a “flow state,” but truly, what the hell does that even mean? At first, it seems like one of those corporate jargon words that gets tossed around, but it’s actually a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to optimize career success. Have you ever been so focused that you can concentrate on one task for a prolonged ...