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From the Ted Talk by TED-Ed: How to enter flow state

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But what exactly is flow? And how can we find it in our daily lievs?

Flow is more than just concentrating or pniayg attention. Psychologists go so far as to define flow as an altered state of consciousness with several defining feretuas. First, those in flow tend to feel so effortlessly eneggad in a task that time seems to fly by. They are not easily distracted. In contrast with cycles of procrastination, when it can feel impossible to srtat an activity, during flow it can feel duiifclft to stop. Flow also tends to dnsimiih feeglins of worry or self-judgment, in turn fostering creativity. And people report experiencing a sense of oneness with what they’re doing, allowing for peak performance. Further, brain imaging suitdes have shown that flow is accompanied by changes in nuearl activity, notably in regions that play a role in attention, self-awareness, and self-consciousness.

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But what exactly is flow? And how can we find it in our daily _____?

Flow is more than just concentrating or ______ attention. Psychologists go so far as to define flow as an altered state of consciousness with several defining ________. First, those in flow tend to feel so effortlessly _______ in a task that time seems to fly by. They are not easily distracted. In contrast with cycles of procrastination, when it can feel impossible to _____ an activity, during flow it can feel _________ to stop. Flow also tends to ________ ________ of worry or self-judgment, in turn fostering creativity. And people report experiencing a sense of oneness with what they’re doing, allowing for peak performance. Further, brain imaging _______ have shown that flow is accompanied by changes in ______ activity, notably in regions that play a role in attention, self-awareness, and self-consciousness.

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But what exactly is flow? And how can we find it in our daily lives?

Flow is more than just concentrating or paying attention. Psychologists go so far as to define flow as an altered state of consciousness with several defining features. First, those in flow tend to feel so effortlessly engaged in a task that time seems to fly by. They are not easily distracted. In contrast with cycles of procrastination, when it can feel impossible to start an activity, during flow it can feel difficult to stop. Flow also tends to diminish feelings of worry or self-judgment, in turn fostering creativity. And people report experiencing a sense of oneness with what they’re doing, allowing for peak performance. Further, brain imaging studies have shown that flow is accompanied by changes in neural activity, notably in regions that play a role in attention, self-awareness, and self-consciousness.

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