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FLOW
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE
FLOW
MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI
JULY 1, 2008
WHAT IS

FLOW?
IN WORK, SPORT, CONVERSATION OR HOBBIES,
WE ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED, EVEN NOT ON
PURPOSE, THE SUSPENSION OF TIME, THE
FREEDOM OF COMPLETE ABSORPTION IN
ACTIVITY.
A STATE OF MIND IN WHICH ONE BECOMES 

FULLY INVOLVED IN AN ACTIVITY OR EXPERIENCE,
ENABLING THOUGHTS TO RUN EFFORTLESSLY
AND LEVERAGING ITS FULL PHYSICAL 

OR COGNITIVE POTENTIAL.
WHEN DOES
FLOW HAPPEN?
IMMERSIVE
CHALLENGING
SKILL REQUIRING
PLEASANT
FLOWACTIVITIES
PROMOTES
FLOW 

CONDUCTIVE 

ACTIVITIES
READING A BOOK
PLAYING VIDEOGAME
PLAYING A SPORT
INTERESTING CONVERSATION
PLAYING MUSIC
PRACTICING A HOBBY
PLAYING CHESS
PROGRAMMING
SURFING
WHAT DOES FLOW
FEEL LIKE?
SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS DISAPPEARS, AND THE 

SENSE OF TIME BECOMES DISTORTED.
"
"SOMEONE PRACTICING A HOBBY
CONCENTRATION IS SO INTENSE THAT 

THERE IS NO ATTENTION LEFT OVER 

TO THINK ABOUT ANYTHING IRRELEVANT, 

OR TO WORRY ABOUT PROBLEMS.
"
"SOMEONE PLAYING SPORTS
THERE IS NO ATTENTION LEFT OVER?
THE ANATOMY OF

CONSCIOUSNESS
126 BITS
OF INFORMATION
SOUND OR VISUAL STIMULI,
RECOGNIZE EMOTION,

PROCESS A THOUGHT.
PER SECOND
40 BITSPER SECOND
86 BITS LEFT
40 BITSPER SECOND
80 BITSPER SECOND
46 BITS LEFT
120 BITS
PER SECOND
6 BITS LEFT!
HOW DO WE HANDLE THIS INFORMATION?
CONSCIOUSNESS
CONSCIOUSNESS
THOUGHTS
SENSATIONS
PERCEPTIONS
FEELINGS
IDEAS
DESIRES
CONSCIOUSNESS
THOUGHTS
SENSATIONS
PERCEPTIONS
FEELINGS
IDEAS
DESIRES
ATTENTION
MEMORY
CONSCIOUSNESS
THOUGHTS
SENSATIONS
PERCEPTIONS
FEELINGS
IDEAS
DESIRES
ATTENTION
MEMORY
ESTABLISHES
PRIORITIES
CONSCIOUSNESS
DISORDER
INFORMATION
CONFLICTS WITH
EXISTING INTENTIONS
CONSCIOUSNESS
PAIN
FEAR
RAGE
ANXIETY
JEALOUSLY
PSYCHIC

ENTROPY
DISORDER
MEANS EXPERIENCE
INFORMATION
CONFLICTS WITH
EXISTING INTENTIONS
CONSCIOUSNESS
ORDER
INFORMATION IS
CONGRUENT WITH
GOALS AND
INTENTIONS
CONSCIOUSNESS
ENERGY
WILLPOWER
OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE
FULFILLMENT
HAPPINESS
CLEAR THOUGHTS
DISCIPLINE
FLOW
MEANS EXPERIENCE
ORDER
INFORMATION IS
CONGRUENT WITH
GOALS AND
INTENTIONS
DAILY LIFE
AS FLOW
WORK AS
FLOW
"IN THE ZONE"
126 BITS
PER SECOND
AVERAGE 

ATTENTION SPAN
PROGRAMMING
MUSIC
PROGRAMMING
MUSIC
ON FLOW
PROGRAMMING
NOISE
EMAIL
SLACK
PROGRAMMING
NOISE
EMAIL
SLACK
DISTRACTED
CONDITIONS OF THE
FLOW EXPERIENCE
CONCLUSION
WHEN A PERSON IS ABLE TO ORGANIZE HIS OR HER
CONSCIOUSNESS SO AS TO EXPERIENCE FLOW AS OFTEN
AS POSSIBLE, THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS INEVITABLY GOING
TO IMPROVE, BECAUSE EVERY ACTIVITY WILL BECOME
PURPOSEFUL AND ENJOYABLE.
THE EXPERIENCE OF DEEP ENJOYMENT, 

CREATIVITY AND TOTAL INVOLVEMENT WITH LIFE.
FLOW
THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS?
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?
ATTENTION AS
PSYCHIC ENERGY
ATTENTION AS
PSYCHIC ENERGY
THE FLOW OF 

THOUGHT
THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION WE ALLOW INTO 

CONSCIOUSNESS BECOMES EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
BECAUSE IT IS, IN FACT, WHAT DETERMINES 

THE CONTENT AND THEREFORE 

THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
BY STRETCHING SKILLS AND REACHING TOWARD 

HIGHER CHALLENGES, A PERSON BECOMES 

AN INCREASINGLY EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUAL.
MOST PEOPLE SPEND THE LARGEST PART OF THEIR LIVES
WORKING AND INTERACTING WITH OTHERS, 

ESPECIALLY WITH MEMBERS OF THEIR 

FAMILIES AND COLLEAGUES.
THEREFORE IT IS CRUCIAL THAT ONE LEARN 

TO TRANSFORM JOBS INTO FLOW-PRODUCING ACTIVITIES,
AND TO THINK OF WAYS OF MAKING RELATIONS WITH
PARENTS, SPOUSES, CHILDREN, AND FRIENDS 

MORE ENJOYABLE.
REFERÊNCIAS BIBLIOGRÁFICAS
• Trazer exemplo do filme Facebook
• Descrever meus métodos de entrar em Flow quando desenvolvia software
• Falar sobre Mindfulness
EVERYTHING WE EXPERIENCE
— JOY OR PAIN, INTEREST OR BOREDOM —
IS REPRESENTED IN THE MIND AS INFORMATION.
IF WE ARE ABLE TO CONTROL THIS INFORMATION,
WE CAN DECIDE WHAT OUR LIVES WILL BE LIKE
CHALLENGE
SKILLS / ABILITY
FLOW
HIGHMEDIUMLOW
HIGHMEDIUMLOW
ANXIETY
WORRY
APATHY
BOREDOM
RELAXATION
CONTROL
AROUSAL
FLOW
185 BILLION
BITS OF INFORMATION
DURING A 70-YEARS LIFETIME

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