We experience an altered perception of time. In other words, actions feel automatic and require little or no additional resources.Ģ. From the perspective of consciousness, we become the action. Whatever the case, if you want to know if an experience qualifies as flow, you can use these ten items (or, if you agree with us, the first six) as a checklist.ġ. Currently, we’re attempting to take a deeper look at this triggers in our Flow and Creativity study and our Flow and Psychedelics study (see ongoing research below).
That said, we’re not totally convinced we’re right either-so we’ve teamed up with outside scientists/researchers to drill down further. We also tested this idea within our community (see research methodology below) and got a bit more proof. We think this is true, because, in our research for The Rise of Superman, hundreds of athletes described using these four “characteristics” as ways to drive themselves into the state. This is not to say that these ‘characteristics’ aren’t present during the state, we are simply arguing that they tend to arise before the state itself and are actually drivers that propel us into it. Instead, we think these four are actually “ flow triggers” or pre-conditions that lead to the experience. While we absolutely agree that the first six of these characteristics constitute flow, we’re not yet convinced the last four (intense concentration, immediate feedback, clear goals, and the challenge/skills ratio) are characteristics of the state.
Here at FGP, we deviate slightly from this notion. While each of these phenomena can be experienced independently, when they all show up together-that’s flow. The research of Csikszentmihalyi and a few other scientists uncovered ten core characteristics (see list below) that underpin the state. How the hell do you know if you’re in flow-or what’s a more technical definition of flow?
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