What is Flow State?
Flow state (or "being in the zone") is a mental state of full immersion in an activity, characterized by focused concentration, loss of self-consciousness, distorted sense of time, and a feeling of effortless action.
Key Characteristics
- •Deep focus — complete absorption in the task
- •Effortless action — skill matches challenge
- •Alpha and theta rhythms — characteristic brain wave patterns
- •Creative insight — novel solutions emerge naturally
In ONDA Life
Part 9 lists "Flow State: Predominance of Alpha and Theta rhythms, characteristic of creative flow and insight" as an intended result. EEG studies of flow are small and point mainly to frontal theta with only moderate alpha, and ONDA does not record EEG, so the app does not check your brain rhythms. Here flow means the experience of vision and action working as one.