![]() Without a high degree of mental exertion, your brain won’t release flow-inducing signals. In order to learn how to get into a flow state, you must first experience a phase of challenge and frustration. However, discipline and practice likely aren’t enough for extreme athletes, who, due to the risk involved with their sport, must achieve an exceptionally high level of focus in addition to athletic prowess.) #1: Pre-Flow (Challenge Yourself) Discipline and practice are generally considered key to athletic achievement, so it may be the case that disciplined practice in itself leads to athletic gains, with or without the presence of flow. (Shortform note: In Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman agrees with Kotler that flow is trainable, adding that you can learn how to get into a flow state through motivation, discipline, and practice. However, while athletes specialize in it, anyone can train themselves to get into a flow state. With their lives on the line, these athletes have mastered the ability to become intensely focused and tune into the states of their minds. To encourage more enjoyment in your life, he suggests you regularly seek new challenges in your daily activities.)Īccording to Kotler, we can learn a lot about flow from extreme athletes because of the high risk level of their sports. He concluded that for something to be enjoyable, you must feel a sense of growth and accomplishment and that you’ve changed as a person. ![]() Through the descriptions his interviewees provided, Csikszentmihalyi found that activities you enjoy naturally encourage the full engagement and peak performance effects of flow-in other words, enjoyment of a task is the foundation of flow. (Shortform note: In Flow, Csikszentmihalyi describes two surveys he conducted to study what made experiences enjoyable: one interviewing experts and the other surveying average individuals. When he interviewed different people about the times in their lives when they’d performed at their best, the participants all mentioned this state of effortless focus. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi originated the concept of flow in the 1960s while studying motivation and performance. When in flow, you experience optimal engagement, enjoyment, and performance while doing an activity. In The Rise of Superman, Steven Kotler explains how to get into a flow state, defining flow as a mental state of deep, sustained focus. Get Into a Flow State With Kotler’s Method Read on to learn how to get into a flow state, according to Kotler’s advice. In his book The Rise of Superman, he explains how to get into a flow state, based on following the four stages of flow. Want to know how to get into a flow state? What does Steven Kotler recommend? What are the stages of flow?Īccording to journalist Steven Kotler, you can’t enter a flow state, or a state of deep focus, on command. Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries and analyses of books you should be reading. ![]() This article is an excerpt from the Shortform book guide to "The Rise of Superman" by Steven Kotler. ![]()
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