Week 2

This week I have decided to focus on the particular topic of "flow". I found the concept of flow, effortlessly moving inbetween levels one and two of conciousness, very unoriginal. I do understand that the idea was transcribed to relate to the modern hypothesis in  psycology, However I don't agree that Csikszentmihilyi, came up with something that was new. As I mentioned in class the concept of flow reminded me a lot of the buddhist beleifs about satori, a mental state in which the individual is no longer self aware, only the task at hand fills their being, whether is is composing music, painting or working out a complex math solution. I have experienced brief moments of satori, while painting or playing guitar. I lose the self awareness of everything happening around me and become completly absorbed in my work, a very peaceful state of mind. Mainly i think agree with what he explains concerning flow, and the benefits of thinking at that level. I just feel like the idea of that state of mind has existed for centuries.