Achieving a flow state at work is rare, temporary and it’s unclear how to achieve it – so it’s better to aim one tier lower, a US psychologist says.
American psychologist and author Daniel Goleman argues hitting a tier below flow state – what he calls optimal state – is more sustainable, and there are clear paths to achieving it.
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“It’s great when it does, because you’re at your best, you feel great, time collapses, you lose self-consciousness. But you know what? Try to make it happen day after day…. it’s not going to.”