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The Flow of Creativity
What is Flow?
Complete absorption and involvement in a task that leads to optimal performance (Csikszentmihaly, 2014).
Flow was conceptualized as Csikzentmihaly observed artists completely immersed in their activities (Csikszentmihalyi, 2014)
The Building Blocks of the Flow Experience
There are clear goals every step of the way
There is immediate feedback to one’s actions
There is a balance between challenges and skills
Focused attention
Loss of self-consciousness
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Loss of sense of time
A sense of control over one’s actions
Benefits of Flow Though research on causality of Flow and Creativity is still fairly new and under-researched, some deductions have been made:
Positive effect on personal motivation and self confidence
Higher group flow linked to higher creativity ratings by university tutors
Flow suggested to have positive effects on mood and wellbeing
Flow linked to more “exploratory behaviour” and ”perceived, expected creativity
Creative Activity
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