Dimensions of Flow

Introduction
The state of Flow is created by a specific set of properties, ie
"...they are challenging, require skill, have clear goals and provide immediate feedback. The key to success here is setting challenges that are neither too demanding nor too simple for one's ability..."
Beata Souders, 2019

Sometimes describe as
"...Constant balancing act between anxiety, where the difficulty is too high for the person's skills, and boredom, where the difficulty is too low..."
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi as quoted by Beata Souders, 2019

NB Need to understand that
"...Optimum experience depends on the subjective evaluation of possibilities for actions and one's capabilities..."
Beata Souders, 2019

Dimensions of Flow (9)
"...1. presence of clear goal
     2. availability of immediate feedback
     3. match of challenges that adequate personal skills
     4. merging of action and awareness
     5. focus attention and concentration on the task at hand
     6. perception of control over the situation
     7. loss of self-consciousness
     8. absorption so intense that it alters the sense of time
     9. intrinsic motivation and autonomous initiative..."
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi as quoted by Beata Souders, 2019

NB
"...fully engage and satisfy employees display amplified performance, greater creativity, more access to intuition, and an ever-increasing ability to engage in deep learning. Identifying and then cultivating conditions that enable us to experience flow rest as much with individual efforts as with the leadership and organisational culture..."
Beata Souders, 2019