SH56: What is Flow?
What is the best experience you've ever had?
Do you more often feel apathetic or engaged throughout your day?
Flow is "the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience itself is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it." Does that sound like something you want more of?
In this episode, the humans discuss Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. They cover what Flow is, how to structure your life and personality to get more Flow, and the Paradox of Work in our culture.
Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.
Shownotes:
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience Paperback by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
SH51: Creative Strategies for a Refreshing Day Off
The Science of Well-Being by Dr. Laurie Santos
SH41: The Science of Well-Being (Part 1)
SH53: Ultralearning: How to Learn Anything Deeply and Quickly
Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career by Scott Young
Yield Curve: You Asked, We Answer by The Indicator from Planet Money
The Power and Pitfalls of Education Incentives
Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School?
The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
What Is Languishing, and What Can We Do About It?
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma
The 5 AM: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life. by Robin Sharma
“The future,” wrote C. K. Brightbill, “will belong not only to the educated man, but to the man who is educated to use his leisure wisely.”