Forgetting ourselves in flow: an active inference account of flow states and how we experience ourselves within them
Frontiers in Psychology June 3, 2024 Darius Parvizi-Wayne, Lars Sandved-Smith, Riddhi J. Pitliya et al. 20 citations
Flow has been described as a state of optimal performance, experienced universally across a broad range of domains: from art to athletics, gaming to writing. However, its phenomenal characteristics can, at first glance, be puzzling. Firstly, individuals in flow supposedly report a loss of self-awareness, even though they perform in a manner which seems to evince their agency and skill....