SurfGirl – Find Your Flow
SurfGirl – Find Your Flow
As surfers we chase those fleeting moments trimming along the face of a wave. When time and thoughts dissolve. And it’s just you, the ocean under your feet, and pure instinct.
“The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost.”
When psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi coined the term ‘flow state’ in the 1970s, he could well have been describing that sweet, transient moment on the wave – when everything comes together, and the rest of the world simply falls away.
So what is flow? Why does it feel so good? And how do we find it?