Talk:Flow (psychology)
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Can someone substantiate the claim that "This is where the phrase 'go with the flow' comes from" with some serious etymology? I always thought that "go with the flow" had more to do with doing things the conventional way -- either that or acting the way that "everyone else does". --Ryguasu 05:51, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- I do not have facts about the etymology, but I'm inclined to agree with Ryguasu. That is, "to go with the flow" does probably not come from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, but is of earlier origins. And I do believe that it means "to do things in the conventional way". --Tbackstr 09:55, Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)
Yep, I think you're right, guys, so I've removed that horrid, confused sentence with a new etymology section, using info from the chapter The Measurement of Flow in Everyday Life: Toward a Theory of Emergent Motivation by Csikszentmihalyi and Rathunde in the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, volume 40, 1993. Ppe42 14:49, August 8, 2005 (UTC)
This appears to share many things in common with Hack Mode from the hacker lexicon. Perhaps that should be mentioned. (anon edit by 69.19.19.219)
- Good point. Btw: you can add stuff yourself, no need to ask others :-) Cheers, Peter S. 09:38, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Flow and Video Games
Video games seem designed to elicit "flow." (comment by Atticus)
- Yeah, I noticed that, too. Tetris seems to be very good at this. Also, non-video game Sudoku is fantastic at inducing flow. Peter S. 11:25, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
Personal definition after flow experiences
You know you had ‘Flow’ when you have just completed a challenging task, and you do not know where you got the extraordinary creativity from, that you just demonstrated. You felt exhilarated. Your concentration was so deeply focused on what you were doing that nothing else mattered. You performed at your peak, with extreme inner fulfillment, with the satisfaction that your previous limits were surpassed. The pure pleasure distilled from doing the task overwhelmed all external influences. It catapulted you into the harmonious flow of spontaneity, creativity, effectuality and natural psychic energy.--Louispalm 09:47, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
