In the half-century since Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi first introduced the concept of flow in his seminal 1975 book, Beyond Boredom and Anxiety: Experiencing Flow in Work and Play, two distinct theories ...

In one of Don Draper’s more memorable bits of wisdom, the fictional ad exec advised a creatively blocked colleague: “Just think about it. Deeply. Then forget it. And an idea will jump up in your face.

Creative flow involves relaxing one’s focus or conscious control, new study finds. Sean Gladwell/Moment Collection via Getty Images But in order to achieve flow, a person must first develop a strong ...

Creative flow states are defined as moments of deep immersion and focus where we lose track of time and become fully absorbed in the task at hand. These states allow for heightened productivity and ...

Figure 1: Drexel University postdoctoral researcher Yongtaek Oh playing the guitar while his electroencephalograms (EEGs) are recorded in Drexel University’s Creativity Research Laboratory. The study ...

Innovation is often a key driver for long-term business success, but in order to properly innovate, you have to get creative first. A creative flow state, or any length or period of time during which ...

Flow states have changed my life. I don’t work hard. I chase flow states. Benjamin Hardy, wrote this headline in one of his recent articles. He, too, has witnessed the power of flow states. Many ...

Matthew McConaughey drums his chest in a steady cadence. Head tilted back, eyes closed, he chants “hay-um” while gulping at ­­the air and reaching deep into his lower register. The ritual closes with ...

John Kounios currently receives grant funding from DiagnaMed Inc. for research on brain aging and has in the past received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science ...