Title: Finding Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Date: 9/10/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #25 Finding Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we talk flow, the psychology state of optimal experience. What is it and how do you find it?

Bullet points of key topics + chapter markers

Topic #1 [0:00] Intro.

Topic #2 [4:00] What is Flow?

Topic #3 [14:00] Activities that promote flow

Topic #4 [23:00] Benefits of the flow state

Topic #5 [27 :00] The flow cycle and the necessity of struggle

Topic #6 [36:00] Why deliberate practice and skill development are needed for flow

References & Resources:

Maslow, Abraham. (1962). Lessons from the peak-experiences. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 2(1), 9–18. https://doi.org/10.1177/002216786200200102

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Harper & Row https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66354.Flow

Keller, J., & Landhäußer, A. (2012). The flow model revisited. In S. Engeser (Ed.), Advances in flow research (pp. 51–64). Springer Science + Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2359-1_3

Kotler, S. (2021). The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer. New York: Harper Wavehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50209348-the-art-of-impossible

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