When you stop trying, it happens | The psychology of the flow state

The philosophy of flow:    • TAOISM | The Philosophy Of Flow  
Wu wei:    • Wu-wei | The Art of Letting Things Ha...  

What’s happening in our brain when we’re in the flow state? What does academic research say about it? Why is it so elusive? And, perhaps most interestingly, what can we do to achieve it? This video explores the psychology of flow.

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00:00 - Intro
03:28 - When I stopped trying
08:41 - The psychology behind flow
13:49 - The mystery of flow
17:31 - Achieving flow

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