To research the brain working in flow mode, researchers had participants play a video game in which a distracting red dot would appear on the margin of their playing screen. They had to click to ...

Tips for getting "in the zone" Reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD If you've ever felt completely absorbed in something, you might have been experiencing a mental state psychologists call flow. It's that ...

Have you ever done a tricky but doable task — say a puzzle — and felt intense engagement, absorption, and enjoyment? If so, you’ve experienced a flow state. If this sounds familiar, you’re in good ...

Learning can flow like a child on a raft rolling downstream on a strong current or meander lazily around on a tube on a quiet stream. Learning can flounder on a dry and cracked riverbed. With flow, ...