A flow state is achieved when there is a balance between a person's perceived abilities and the challenge of the task. In this activity, you'll analyze your own experience of flow and list some factors that might increase, prevent, or disrupt flow.

Instructions

1. Think about an experience when playing volleyball in which you achieve a state of flow.
2. Choose any of the characteristics of flow listed below that you experienced.
3. Answer the following questions in short videos like we did during week one.

Flow Characteristics

• Complete absorption in the activity
• Merging of action and awareness
• Loss of self-consciousness
• A sense of control
• No goals or rewards external to the activity
• Effortless movement

Questions

1. List some factors that allow or improve flow.

2. List factors that might prevent or interfere with flow.

1. Very briefly discuss the research on the controllability of flow states.