Kate saw her results echoed in research she did during the peak of China’s COVID-19 quarantine. She worked with a team of Chinese researchers to survey people who were stuck in isolation, ranging from ages 15-71. Her study found that people who passed the time with flow activities reported less severe depressive symptoms, less loneliness and more healthy behaviors. And the benefits became greater as the quarantine dragged on. You can read about it here: news.ucr.edu/articles/2020/04/17/how-can-you-beat-covid-19-blues-find-your-flow
Flow for me has always been about reading. I get so absorbed into the book (if it's a good one :-), I don't pay attention to anything else, even someone calling my name a few feet away from me! And at the end (or when I take a break), I feel refreshed and ready to do the next thing. Video games (yay Tetris!) also have that ability to make me forget my surroundings and just fall into a focused state. I definitely don't get stressed while waiting -- I play games or read.
Flow sounds like to be one of the characteristics of autism, right? I learned UI coding by plenty of flow days and nights, forgetting when to eat, drink or even sleep! It was much easier when my parents had to pay the bills though. Now I have flow in anxiousness.
Kate saw her results echoed in research she did during the peak of China’s COVID-19 quarantine. She worked with a team of Chinese researchers to survey people who were stuck in isolation, ranging from ages 15-71. Her study found that people who passed the time with flow activities reported less severe depressive symptoms, less loneliness and more healthy behaviors. And the benefits became greater as the quarantine dragged on. You can read about it here: news.ucr.edu/articles/2020/04/17/how-can-you-beat-covid-19-blues-find-your-flow
Flow for me has always been about reading. I get so absorbed into the book (if it's a good one :-), I don't pay attention to anything else, even someone calling my name a few feet away from me! And at the end (or when I take a break), I feel refreshed and ready to do the next thing. Video games (yay Tetris!) also have that ability to make me forget my surroundings and just fall into a focused state. I definitely don't get stressed while waiting -- I play games or read.
Shared this video with my VR loving kiddo who says Rec Room VR is his perfect state of flow ;)
I wonder if factorio players feel the same
not Factorio but I play Civ 6, and I experience flow just the same
Love it!
Flow sounds like to be one of the characteristics of autism, right?
I learned UI coding by plenty of flow days and nights, forgetting when to eat, drink or even sleep! It was much easier when my parents had to pay the bills though. Now I have flow in anxiousness.
Sure, but not exclusive to autism. Flow is a different state of being, and is like nirvana when achieved….at least for me.