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Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik

Hacking Flow for Faster Learning with Steven Kotler

Jun 23, 2017
13:32

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  • To achieve flow and enhance learning and performance, focus, belief, a challenge-skills balance, and clear goals with immediate feedback are necessary.
  • Flow is a cyclical process consisting of the stages of struggle, relaxation, flow state, and recovery, and individuals should not attach to negative feelings after the flow state.

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Key Point: Achieving Flow State

Flow state is an optimal state of consciousness where one performs at their best. It is characterized by total absorption, a sense of timelessness, heightened mental and physical abilities, and increased information processing. To achieve flow and enhance learning and performance, four key elements are necessary. These include focus, belief, a challenge-skills balance, and clear goals with immediate feedback.

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