Have you ever had such an experience! I put my heart and soul into doing one thing without distractions. I always feel that time flies. Some time ago, I participated in a story-telling competition and experienced this feeling. At eight o'clock in the morning, I began to polish the story and looked up at my watch again and again. Three hours have passed!

introduce

After reading the book Flow, I suddenly realized that this is a "flow experience". Mihaly put forward the theory of "flow"? Chekhov Mikhail, one of the founders of American psychology.

Viewpoint 1

"Flow" means that when we are doing something, we focus on the present. In this state, you don't even feel the existence of time. When things are done, you will feel energetic and satisfied. This is the so-called happy moment.

Explanation 1

For example, these scenes may be more familiar to you?

A group of people were absorbed in watching two old people play chess. It was dark and they didn't realize it. Still devoted to the study of chess.

Or you are wholeheartedly challenging a job or sport.

Maybe you are solving a math problem, which is very difficult, but you are very devoted to solving that math problem, and time goes by slowly. You are completely oblivious to the things around you. You solved the math problem perfectly. This feeling is called flow experience. Concentration is the key to flow.

Viewpoint 2

When is the flow more frequent? Most people will think that the best time in life is carefree and completely relaxed leisure time. Mihaly conducted a survey and the results were unexpected. According to the survey, the experience of flow accounts for 54% at work and only 18% at leisure. In other words, there are more hearts at work than at leisure.

Case 2

The author tells the story of two workers' floating experiences in the east and west.

One is a story about "Zhuangzi understands cows". It is a story about a chef named A Ding who slaughtered cattle for Wen. He showed superb skills in the process of slaughtering cattle. Wen praised, how can your technology reach this level? The chef replied, "I met God instead of seeing him", which means that when I kill a cow, I feel it with my heart, not with my eyes. Wen is a little puzzled. The chef said, "I am already familiar with all the structures of cattle." When dismembering cattle, I must follow the natural physiological structure of cattle. " When I encounter a complex structure, I will pay attention carefully. I haven't even touched the meridians and tendons of cattle. The knives used by other chefs have to be changed every month and every year, but mine has been used for 19 years, and it looks like it has just been sharpened. When the cows are separated, I feel at ease and satisfied. The author believes that A Ding found mobility in the work of slaughtering cattle.

The other is the work on the assembly line. As far as Rico Medellin is concerned, most people will get tired of his works.

Because every time he completes a unit, the prescribed time is 43 seconds, and he needs to repeat it about 600 times every working day. Where's Rico Medellin is happy, because after five years of hard work, his best result is to equip a unit in 28 seconds. He said: when he works at the highest speed, he will have a sense of pleasure. This is much more interesting than watching TV. Because his attitude towards work is the same as that of an Olympic athlete, he often thinks about how to break his own record.

The work of these two people looks hard and unattractive. However, they make their work complicated and challenging. Concentrate, not only hone your skills, but also enjoy it.

dessert

As Mihaly said, "Work can be cruel and boring, but it can also be full of fun and excitement." If you want to experience more "flow" at work, what will you do? But how?