The Shower Thoughts Effect: Understanding the Power of Flow States
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- Опубликовано: 21 июн 2024
- Ever wondered why your most creative ideas seem to suddenly appear while you're in the shower? You're not alone. This phenomenon, often referred to as 'Shower Thoughts,' is more than just a byproduct of relaxation. There's a fascinating psychological process at play, and it's called a 'flow state.'
In this video, we delve into the intriguing world of flow states, a concept pioneered by psychologist Dr. Mihai Csikszentmihalyi, and how they lead to increased creativity and idea generation. We'll explore why these states of enhanced focus and reduced self-consciousness occur not only during your daily shower but also during other routine activities like driving or jogging. You'll learn about the nine characteristics of experiencing flow states and how transient hypofrontality-a temporary reduction in prefrontal cortex activity-leads to a surge in creative thought.
For anyone looking to boost their creativity or just curious about why our brains seem to light up with ideas in the shower, this video offers an engaging and informative deep dive into the science behind it.
For more about flow states, check out Csikszentmihalyi's book, 'Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience,' and Stephen Kotler's book, 'The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance.'
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0:00 Shower Thoughts
1:13 Flow States
2:12 Transient Hypofrontality
I'm never going to shower the same again lol but good info! I love learning more about why I am the way I am
Now that you're conscious of it happening, it could ruin the flow state... Or perhaps magnify it, like some kind of meta-shower-thought experience 🤣 Be careful with this power.
Flow State! Thank you. I have been trying to explain this to others forever! Liked and subscribed.
Really happy you enjoyed it! Flow states are one of the most fascinating areas of research to emerge in the last century. Thanks for the sub, glad to have you part of the growing community!
I know when I'm in "the flow" and I've even called it by that name. However I never figured out how to get their intentionally. Your video may be my answer. I shall think on all this. Thank you so much. :)
joyce
Best of luck! Interestingly, different things are better at triggering flow states for different people. It's part of what makes us all unique. So once you narrow in on the activities/interests/things that work best for you, it becomes quite a bit easier to reliably get into a flow state.
If you're looking for a list of different flow triggers, here's an article I came across that lists out and describes 18 of the most common:
topthreeguide.com/what-is-flow/flow-state-triggers/
@@CommonKnowledge42 - Thank you sooooo much!
What's ACTUALLY going on? 2:52 . Why is there a breif female voice making subconscious suggestions in a second overlapped soundtrack? What are you clowns up to? As long as the video runs the suggestions run even with the sound level showing zero