What do we mean when we say an athlete is "in the flow"? How often does it occur? What brings it on? Can we control it? How does it relate to "psychological momentum" and performance?

Articles/links:

A systematic review of the experience, occurrence, and controllability of flow states in elite sport

The relation of flow-experience and physiological arousal under stress — Can u shape it?

Understanding the psychophysiology of flow: A driving simulator experiment to investigate the relationship between flow and heart rate variability

Is Flow Really Effortless? The Complex Role of Effortful Attention

Interactive effects of visuomotor perturbation and an afternoon nap on performance and the flow experience

Psychological momentum: Why success breeds success

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Dave Mason – Let it Go, Let it Flow

Son Volt - Flow

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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