..."flow states" and suggested that they are created by situations in which . . . action follows action according to an internal logic that seems to need...actions, and in which there is little distinction between himself and his environment, between stimulus and response, or between past, present, and future.38...

...feel when they act with total involvement — as flow. In the flow state, action follows upon action according to an internal logic that seems to need...and response, or between past, present, and future. (1977, p. 36) The experience of flow is almost always enjoyable, though it may not be "pleasurable."...

...involvement" (Csikszentmihalyi 1975b, p. 36). He continues, In the flow state, action follows upon action according to an internal logic that seems to need...one moment to the next, in which he is in control of actions, and in which there is little distinction between self and environment, between stimulus and...

...refers to this experiential state, common in various forms of play, as "flow," a condition experienced as "a unified flowing from one moment to the next, in which we feel in control of our actions, and in which there is little distinction between self and environment;...

...is pervaded by a sense of flow, of total involvement. "In the flow state, action follows upon action according to an internal logic that seems to need...and response, or between past, present, and future" (p. 36). Typical characteristics of flow experience are loss of self-consciousness and loss of a sense...

...an internal logic which seems to need no conscious intervention on our part. [. . .] we experience it as a unified flowing from one moment to the next, in which we feel in control of our actions, and in which there is linle distinction between self and environment;...

...experiences as a flow state, a holistic sense of total involvement in which "action follows upon action according to an internal logic that seems to need no conscious intervention by the actor" (p. 36). Instances of flow range from relatively meaningless activities such as a game, to meaningful...

...car rallies. Sato quotes from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: In the flow state, action follows upon action according to an internal logic that seems to need...actor. He experiences it as a unified flowing from one movement to the next, in which he is in control of actions, and in which there is little distinction...

..."Flow denotes the wholistic sensation present when we act with total involvement. . . . We experience it as a unified flowing from one moment to the next, in which we feel in control of our actions, and in which there is little distinction between self and environment;...

...is a sensation we experience when we act with total involvement. During flow, action follows action according to an internal logic that seems to need no conscious intervention on the part of the worker. There is no hurry; there are no distracting demands on one's attention....