FLOW - decoding the science of ultimate human performance

Flow creates powerful intrinsic motivation - by releasing the most addictive neurochemicals in our body. Flow cuts the path to Mastery (10 000 hours) in half and accelerates performance up to 500%. People with the most Flow in their lives are claimed to be the happiest people on earth. The flow experience itself is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it. Contrary to what we usually believe the best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times—although such experiences can also be enjoyable if we have worked hard to attain them. The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile. This is what flow is all about.

Tom Jacobsson spent 20 years studying human performance in large and small scale companies, in sports and arts. It also so happens he is the co-founder and CEO of Dunning, Kruger & Associates.