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The importance of practice and repetition in learning
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"You are so involved what you are doing [that] you aren't thinking of yourself as separate from the immediate activity... You don't see yourself as separate from what you you are doing."
A ROCK CLIMBER IN THE STATE OF FLOW
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"...the concentration is like breathing—you never think of it. The roof could fall in and, if it misses you, you would be unaware of it."
A CHESS PLAYER IN FLOW STATE
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Feeling in FLOW State
In the state of flow, we feel STER — Selflessness, Timelessness, Effortlessness, and Richness.
- Selflessness: Our inner voice shuts down and we become one with the wo...
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FREEDOM from Thoughts
Meta-awareness: Becoming aware of what we’re thinking right at the moment. This is one of the best practices for managing our attention.
So for this practice we can set a timer in every 10 minutes, when the timer stops just notice what I'm thinking at that moment...
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Clear Goal & Feedback
Define the goal very clearly. We can write it down in paper with clear end point or finish line i.e. there should be a clear indication of completion of the work just like submitting a project or publishing this post.
After creating a clear goal, we need a clear fee...
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What Happens in Brain
Scientist say this state 'The source code of Intrinsic Motivation' because it is the only state of mind when all the five pleasure chemical (Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Anandamide, Serotonin and Oxytocin) release at the same time.
Our prefrontal cortex beings...
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FLOW State
As Steven Kotler describes the 'The FLOW State' as to where we feel our best and perform our best.
Where we feel Selflessness, Timelessness, Effortlessness, and Richness (of information). It is the only time when our brain releases all five pleasu...
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FOCUS follows FLOW
If the challenge and skill required for the work both are low then it falls in apathy. Again if the challenge is high but our skill is low, then we feel anxiety.
If the challenge of the work is low and our skill is high, we feel relax, If we can inc...
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