230: Creating Flow States (BookRx)

When was the last time you experienced a truly ecstatic flow state when working? Where time was flying, and you didn’t even notice it passing? Do you know how to create more of these in the future?

It took 10 years for The Office to find success after it aired. What would you create for the intrinsic reward of the project itself? What if you knew it wouldn’t find popular success until 10 years from now, if at all? Would you still create it?

The very notion of a “flow” state was popularized and explored in Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s seminal book, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. We’re unpacking the first half of his book, flow ingredients and impediments, in this “BookRx” episode.

🔗 Additional Resources

• Books:

  • Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One

  • Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

  • It’s Not Your Money by Tosha Silver

• Article: NYT—New Sitcom Starring Steve Carell Shoots for the Moon

• Related episode: Flow (episode 200)