Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If you’re struggling at work—to get ahead, feel fulfilled or ...

Being in the groove, in the zone — finding "flow." The feeling of being so engrossed in an activity that time slips away. States of flow can lead to productive work sessions or explain your compulsion ...

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 ...

If you ever find a personal or work task daunting, you might just need to rethink how you approach it. Pomodoro apps and browser extensions can put you back on a productive path. I'm a content ...

Perhaps you, like the many U.S. employees who've posted viral memes and videos over the past couple years, accidentally became important at work. Maybe you offered help to a coworker one too many ...

In his landmark 1990 book Flow, psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described flow as “a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience is so ...