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How to activate flow

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I found this great clip via Big Think , an interview with Steven Kotler about "The science of effortlessness: How to activate flow ". Let me highlight an e x 4 mat ! ve extract from the interview (follow links in Aqua for more of my blog posts within these topics): The brain is an inside-out mechanism Neurobiology cognitive Peak performance get our biology to work for us rather than against us by: M otivation L earning C reativity F low Flow an opimized state of consciousness where we feel our best and we perform our best . Mihaly  Csíkszentmihályi the brain does pattern recognition automatically Flow follows focus... ...the challenge should slightly exceed our skillset . Intrinsic motivators designed evolutionary C uriosity P assion P urpose A utonomy M astery Start your working day with 90 minutes focus time the deep now or the eternal present Flow is universal , in most mammals . We´re all designed for Peak Performance . Three tiers of Happiness normal happiness eng...

How do we learn?

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As a manager , an agile coach or even as a teacher - it´s good to know how we humans learn.  Forney ISD has created a short video explaining it - introduced like this: The human brain is the most incredibly complex thing that we have ever studied. Join us as we take a look inside the brain to see how it´s creating brain-compatible learning experiences for our students. Some key conceptz: How we learn Each person should have a safe risk free learning environment Learning should be : relevant meaningful enjoyable New information Cognitive conflict Long-term memory Self-reflection Active learning Intrinsic motivation : Autonomy Connection Mastery => Flow Enjoy the six minutes animated video from Forney focus via Youtube, it´s magical! Please also look into this short amazing video giving us a summary of the book "Made to stick" by Chip Heath and Dan Heath: