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Flow

In Csikszentmihalyi’s words, flow is “a


state in which people are so involved in
an activity that nothing else seems to
matter; the experience is so enjoyable
that people will continue to do it even at
great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it”
(1990).
Characteristics of Flow
 Activity vs Idle
 Activity is enjoyable
 Enjoyment(Internal sources and sustainable
challenging and lead to growth) Vs Pleasure
(external sources and temporary)
 Nothing else matters
 Time gets distorted
 You lose sense of yourself
 People experience feelings of personal control over
the situation and the outcome. People have feelings
of serenity and a loss of self-consciousness. There is
immediate feedback. People know that the task is
doable and there is a balance between skill level
ANXIETY

Challeng
es
Flow
State

Boredo
m

Skills
How to Achieve Flow?

 Clear goals at every step


Immediate see the fruits of one’s actions
 A balance between challenges and skills

 No agony over failure

 A disappearance of self-consciousness and distractions

 A sense of timelessness or distorted time

 The process is what’s enjoyable, not the result


Savouring

Savoring is people have capacities to


attend ,to appreciate and enhance the
positive experiences in their lives
(Bryant, 2003; Bryant and Veroff, 2007).
Savouring could be planned or
spontaneous
Savouring

Let’s Experience it
Three Preconditions important for
Savouring
 Sense of immediacy of what is happening here and now

 Social and self-esteem needs must be set aside ( relaxation and


disengagement from all worries and tensions)
 It requires an attentive but a quiet and relaxed state of mind

 It requires mindful focus on the pleasurable features of a current


experience fully appreciating one particular thing
 It could be object ,activity or internal thoughts ,feeling or memories
, anticipation
How to achieve Savouring ?

1. When
you’re experiencing a positive
moment/emotion/experience, magnify the
moment
2. Dropinto mindfulness for where you are and
how you’re feeling and savour those feelings
3. Shareit with someone close to you, friends,
family, significant other
4. Sit with the feelings for as long as you like
Savouring

 To attend
 To appreciate
 To enhance positive experience in one’s lives

 Break from analytical thinking


 Allowing self to get lost in that experience
 Self- awareness doesn’t affect the experience (rather it’s self-aware
activity)
 Thinking is focused on enhancing the experience
 Thinking about it and identifying the emotions associates with
Savouring can heighten its positive effect
Ask yourself…..

What emotions am I feeling ?


In Brief

 The evidence reviewed in this chapter strongly


suggests that increasing our experience of positive
aside. whether through savoring, flow, socializing
with friends, or other enjoyable activities, pays
dividends in the form of enhanced well-being.
Consistent with Fredrickson's broaden-and build-
theory, positive emotions enhance our physical ,
psychological, and social coping resources.
However, positive emotions are also "good" for us
disengagement whether or not we are in distress.
Positive emotions worries, and contribute to a happy
and satisfying life

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