Psychology / Unit 9 Psych 1068 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Flow
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The idea
Flow is a state of absorbed engagement occurring when a task's challenge closely matches a person's skill.
In practice
A musician loses track of time during a passage that stretches their ability without exceeding it.
Where people slip
Flow requires both challenge and skill to be high. Easy tasks produce comfort, not flow.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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