In Pixar’s Soul, the richly imaginative 2020 film exploring life and purpose, jazz pianist Joe Gardner often loses himself in a rapturous piano solo. As his fingers dance across the keys, the world ...

Caving is often considered a risky hobby, but once you understand its appeal, it starts to make sense. Here’s why, for some people, the need to explore caves is so rooted in the flow state. Most of us ...

Have you ever been so absorbed in an activity that time just seemed to melt away? When you’re deeply focused on a challenging task that you have enough skill to complete and the activity is rewarding ...

Achieve peak productivity by manipulating brain wave states. Instead of constantly operating in beta, shift to alpha for creativity, theta for deep insight, and gamma for breakthrough. Find "flow ...

In the middle of a sprawling recording room at Bob Weir's TRI Studios in San Rafael, California, one Sunday afternoon in April 2023, Weir and Phish bassist Mike Gordon were up to something strange. At ...

Flow state isn't just for top runners and creatives. Neuroscientists share how to tap into peak focus like a pro. Pro climber Steph Davis climbing "Hidden Gem" near Moab Utah. The athlete often ...

Attention! Another new term has entered the TikTok lexicon, and you’re about to see it everywhere. If you’ve spent any time on the app within the past week, you might have noticed people talking about ...

Ludwig van Beethoven’s notebooks show that he spent countless hours laboriously developing and revising the musical ideas on which his great compositions were based. It was a torturous and ...

Flow has captivated athletes, businesspeople, creatives, and happiness seekers alike ever since the Hungarian-American psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi introduced the concept in the 1970s and ...