Bowen Dwelle first heard of Flow while on a kitesurfing trip to Maui in early 2013. “Flow,” a concept identified by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, occurs when someone is in a state of mind where he focuses effortlessly on the task at hand. Leakage can happen during an intensely physical task (like kiteboarding), and it can happen in the workplace.
Dwelle, a member of the San Francisco Entrepreneurs Organization since 2009, wanted sharing the concept of flow with his friends at OE, so he started Flow Forum in 2014. As part of the forum, members participate in physically strenuous activities such as a one-mile swim in San Francisco Bay or a snowshoe hike to a 10,000 foot peak in the Sierra Nevada. The hope is that finding flow in a physical activity will find it in your work. To find your own flow, Dwelle offers tips below:
"If you feel the wheel turning in the wrong direction, get out and move. »
“There is a feedback loop directly connecting the energy we put into the world and the energy we take back from the world – or the world takes from us. If you feel the wheel spinning in the wrong direction, get out and move. Even 10 minutes of genuine physical activity outdoors each day will help lift your spirits and turn the wheel in the right direction. »
Related: Flow makes life better, so go for it (here's how)
This article originally appeared in the February 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine.
