New years often come with new resolutions. Get back in shape. Read more. Make more time for friends and family. My list of resolutions might not look quite the same as yours, but each of our ...

If you've ever felt completely absorbed in something, you might have been experiencing a mental state psychologists call flow. It's that feeling you get when you're so immersed in a task—whether ...

Have you ever done a tricky but doable task — say a puzzle — and felt intense engagement, absorption, and enjoyment? If so, you’ve experienced a flow state. If this sounds familiar, you’re in good ...

Think back to a time when you were completely immersed in something you loved doing. Maybe you were writing, painting, working, or playing an instrument. The world around you faded, and time seemed to ...

Many people know the feeling of being "in the zone": As they're fully immersed in a task, the background noise of the world fades and they may not notice time passing. Gymnasts may enter this ...

To research the brain working in flow mode, researchers had participants play a video game in which a distracting red dot would appear on the margin of their playing screen. They had to click to ...

Tips for getting "in the zone" Reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD If you've ever felt completely absorbed in something, you might have been experiencing a mental state psychologists call flow. It's that ...