‘It would be impossible to “hack” flow on demand,’ says Dr Cameron Norsworthy. But we can increase our chances to experience it, he adds.Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images What is the secret to ...

From viral “crispy coke” videos to real psychology, flow state might be 2026’s calmest flex yet.

It's 2 AM, and your room is cleaner than it's ever been. Heaving slightly from the exertion of rearranging all your furniture, and aching all over, you stand at the entrance feeling both incredibly ...

Tips for getting "in the zone" Reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD If you've ever felt completely absorbed in something, you might have been experiencing a mental state psychologists call flow. It's that ...

There is a state of mind athletes talk about when they are totally absorbed in the moment and the actions of their sport. They call it being in "the zone", a "flow state" or simply "flow". In his ...

What if you could unlock a state of mind where time melts away, your focus sharpens to a razor’s edge, and even the most challenging tasks feel almost effortless? This isn’t some far-off dream or a ...

The flow state, a concept first recognized and analyzed by positive psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi in his book, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, is a worthy goal for anyone who wants ...

Linda: Mihalyi Csiksyenkmihalyi, a psychologist at the University of Chicago, is the leading authority on flow state. Flow is happiness, joy, and rapture, the ultimate ecstatic state. In his important ...