Flow makes us happy

In order to achieve happiness, you must not stay in the same place for too long.. And this doesn’t have to do with moving house all the time, but with changing and improving. According to psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, from Claremont University, it is necessary to be in a state of flow (flow), in which pleasure and enjoyment are the rule and not the exception.

Have you ever thought about why when you are having a wonderful time with your partner, your friends or your children, time literally seems to “fly”? Although there is no scientific explanation for this, the truth is that happiness makes your thoughts focus on other things. Satisfaction doesn’t let you stay still, it helps you flow.

As Csikszentmihalyi indicates, we can divide people into two large groups: those who are worried and those who are bored. Fortunately, We can all become part of a select team, that of those who flow. What does it mean? That we have to do something to be happy.

Furthermore, when we are not doing an activity, the mind begins to get bored and get carried away by negativity. It has probably happened to you more than once, that without realizing it, you are increasingly depressed on a Sunday afternoon or a rainy day.

The concept of flow is trying to make us more aware of what makes us happy. and be in that state of satisfying and pleasurable euphoria constantly. Do you think it is not possible? Well, many are experiencing it right now, while you are reading this article.

In order to achieve that state of flow, where everything is wonderful and seems to come out of a story (and the best thing is that it is real, not a dream), you need to take each task as if it were a game. If you feel that your work is monotonous, use your imagination to make it fun, do it in a different way, invent a technique to entertain yourself and not be overwhelmed by monotony.

On the other hand, you need to set an achievable goal and once you reach it, continue with another objective. That’s a great way to flow. But be careful, Not everything in life is fulfilling dreams, but also enjoying the way you make them come true. This means that although you have to be focused on the arrival point, do not forget to look to the sides and enjoy the landscape.

That also relates to other advice offered by Dr. Csikszentmihalyi, which indicates that The more you look for success, the more elusive it will be for you. Contrary to what is believed, success and happiness are a consequence of effort and dedication, but not of whim. You must want to be successful as something greater or more rewarding for you, not just as the intention of obtaining more and more power or money, which ultimately will not be what makes your life happy, but quite the opposite.

Keep in mind that To achieve this state of flow it is good that you learn how to control your mind. It is not impossible, there is no one better than you to achieve it. At the precise moment that your head begins to speak in a way that you don’t like or that you know will not lead you to a good outcome, clear your mind, like the wind does with the clouds in the sky.

From now on, then, It begins to be more like the water of a river and not like that of a pond. This liquid has the ability to take any shape, does not know rigidity and serves to give life. Travel your paths, through valleys, mountains and forests, overcome obstacles, but never, under any exception, stop flowing.