Editing Flow States and the Psychology of Optimal Experience (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Flow''' — (Csikszentmihalyi, 1975). "A State" of "Complete" "Concentration" and "Engagement" where "A Person" is "Fully Immersed" in "An Activity" — "Experiencing" "Time Distortion," "Loss of Self-Consciousness," and "Peak Performance."
* '''The Flow Channel''' — "The Band" of "Challenge Levels" where "Challenge" "Matches Skill": "Too Easy" → "Boredom." "Too Hard" → "Anxiety." "Just Right" → "Flow."
* '''Autotelic Activity''' — (From Greek: "Self-Goal"). "An Activity" "Done" for "Its Own" "Sake" — "Not for External Reward": "Flow" is "Often" "Autotelic."
* '''Optimal Experience''' — "Csikszentmihalyi's" "Term" for "The State" of "Flow": "The 'Best'" "Moments" of "Life" — "Characterized" by "Complete" "Absorption" and "Positive Emotion."
* '''The Paradox of Control''' — "In Flow," "People" often "Feel" **"In Complete Control"** without "Consciously" "Thinking About" "It" — "Control" becomes "Automatic."
* '''Deep Work''' — (Cal Newport, see Article 071). "A Concept" "Inspired" by "Flow": "Sustained," "Focused," "Distraction-Free" "Cognitive" "Work" — "Highly Correlated" with "Flow States."
* '''The 'Dunning-Kruger' Inverse (Flow)''' — "In Flow," "Self-Monitoring Decreases" as "Expertise Increases" — "The Opposite" of "Novice Over-Confidence."
* '''Athlete's 'Zone'''' — "The Sports Psychology" "Term" for "Flow": "The State" of "Peak Performance" where "Every Move" "Feels" "Effortless" and "Automatic."
* '''Transient Hypofrontality''' — (Dietrich, 2003). "The Neural Mechanism" of "Flow": "Reduced Activity" in "The Prefrontal Cortex" (Self-Monitoring) — "Freeing" "Resources" for "Performance."
* '''Micro-Flow''' — "Small" "Flow Experiences" in "Everyday Activities" (Doodling, Routine Tasks) that "Contribute" to "Daily Well-Being."
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