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Nine Steps to Achieving Flow in Your Work | Greater Good - 0 views

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  • Put simply, it’s a state of mind you achieve when you’re fully immersed in a task, forgetting about the outside world. It’s a concept proposed by positive psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, and these days you’re likely to read about it on blogs and in all kinds of magazines.
  • e the ability to single-task (as opposed to multi-task) is one of the keys to true productivity.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 23 May 12
       
      Why would "unitasking" as opposed to multitasking help produce more 'flow' experiences?  Answer in response to this sticky note and remember to bookmark it to the wicpsycho group.
    • Jordyn Shell
      Jordyn Shell on 23 May 12
       
      I believe it would produced a flow in experience because your mind would be concentrated on one task at hand rather than trying to do a million little things at once. It also allows you to focus more and to have a better understanding of your work when you are doing one thing at a time.
    • Matthew Schaffer
      Matthew Schaffer on 23 May 12
       
      Uni-Tasking will produce more flow because when you focus on one task only, there are no distractions from other activities. While uni-tasking, you are able to focus on a single task, which then allows you to get it done without any stress. 
    • Chrissy Le
      Chrissy Le on 23 May 12
       
      Uni-tasking can help produce more "flow" because it means that your brain is concentrating on one single thing as opposed to being scattered everywhere. When you multitask your attention is cut short every time you switch over to your next activity, this will prevent you from completing your true ideas and will stop you from thinking them through.
    • Joe Inhaber
      Joe Inhaber on 23 May 12
       
      Unitasking as opposed to multitasking would help produce more flow experience because when you are unitasking, you are focusing on only one thing, and you wouldnt be distracted by anything else. This would keep you on task making it more of a flow like experience
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 23 May 12
       
      Like this article suggests, "quality over quantity". When you're so focused on getting several things done, it becomes harder to focus because your main objective is to get it done-it doesn't matter to what degree or quality it is, just do it. What uni tasking allows is the utter focus on "doing" something, singular, without the hassle of trying to get one thing done after another. Unitasking allows your entire mind, and heart too, to go into this one task- hence, zen.
    • Marie-Lise Pagé
      Marie-Lise Pagé on 23 May 12
       
      Unitasking will help to produce the flow experience becaue you only focus on one thing so your mind will not be thinking about other things while you are working. When you focus on one thing it can be done faster.
    • mauromongiat
      mauromongiat on 23 May 12
       
      It is because when unitasking your mind is focused on only a single task. So when you focus on a single task the brain does not need to think about other tasks as in the case of multitasking. We get more flow unitasking because we are not distracted by the other task in multitasking.
    • kelsey sazant
      kelsey sazant on 23 May 12
       
      Unitasking would be more productive and create flow because we can manage to concentrate on only that one thing. When we multitask, we cannot achieve flow because we are trying to concentrate on more than just one thing. Flow can only be centred around one thing at a time, not a multitude of things at once. 
    • vince chatigny-barbosa
      vince chatigny-barbosa on 23 May 12
       
      By focusing on one activity at a time, you not only produce better quality work, but it gives the illusion that your work load is not so great. When you try and multi-task, it seems as if the work is overwhelming. Doing one thing at a time seems more organized and realistic.
    • Lauren Ganze
      Lauren Ganze on 23 May 12
       
      Unitasking allows the brain to focus on one thing, blocking out exterior noises and such. Concentrating on a single task would greatly reduce the number of things that successfully distract you, allowing you to achieve Flow and successfully completing a difficult task. Also, doing a single thing instead of switching between many the whole day will encourage actual important work.
    • Julian Pendenza
      Julian Pendenza on 23 May 12
       
      I believe that unitasking helps produce more flow because it allows you to focus more on just one task. By doing this, you put more effort in that one task and it allows you to perform better. By focusing on just one task, its easier to block off everything around you and you are distracted as easily as you would be while multitasking.
    • Eli Michon
      Eli Michon on 23 May 12
       
      When you focus on one thing, you can do that one thing better and not "half-assed" (pardon my french) As they say, Jack of all trades, master of none. If you are trying to do many things at once, each of those things is gonna be less well done than if you were just working towards one goal.
    • Giuliano Musacchio
      Giuliano Musacchio on 23 May 12
       
      In my opinion unitasking would produce more flow because instead of focusing on many different situations, one will be more concentrated on a specific activity. It allows one to clear away from distractions, be satisfied with their work and helps us with our understanding
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How to Achieve the Creative State of Flow | PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - 0 views

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  • Daryl Bambic on 23 May 12
     
    Begin by reading this article.
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Behaviorism - 4 views

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  • Psychology should be seen as a science. 
  • Its theoretical goal is … prediction and control” (1913, p. 158).
  • concerned with observable behavior,
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  • a person’s environment determines their behavior
  • 'tabula rasa' (a blank slate).
  • There is little difference between the learning that takes place in humans and that in other animals.  Therefore research can be carried out on animals as well as humans.
  • Behavior is the result of stimulus – response
  • no matter how complex,
  • All behavior is learnt from the environment
  • Limitations
  • Strengths
  • The psychodynamic approach (Freud) criticizes behaviorism as it does not take into account the unconscious mind’s influence on behavior, and instead focuses on external observable behavior.
  • (tabula rasa)
  • Humanism also rejects the nomothetic approach
  • humans have free will (personal agency
  • Chromosomes and hormones
  • Mediation processes occur between stimulus and response, such as memory, thinking, problem solving etc.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 26 Apr 12
       
      What are the three main objections of the Behaviourism?
    • Marie-Lise Pagé
      Marie-Lise Pagé on 27 Apr 12
       
      The three main objections is that human cannot be compare to animals, human have free will and they make their own decisions and it doesn't take into account the unconscious mind.
    • Julian Posteraro
      Julian Posteraro on 27 Apr 12
       
      1) Humans have free will and are able to make their own decisions. This is objected because our actions are made based on our surroundings. 2) Animals and humans are not comparable. They are however because they can both be controlled by a stimulus for example. 3) People are born with a blank slate in their mind. Freud believed that they were actually born with instincts.  
    • kelsey sazant
      kelsey sazant on 27 Apr 12
       
      The three main objections of the Behaviourism is that humans cannot be accurately represented by animals because we have a different and more complex mind we also have free will and a different decision making process. Hormones also have a huge influence on our behaviour, this does not effect animals as drastically. 
    • Ally Talarico
      Ally Talarico on 27 Apr 12
       
      We are born with a "blank slate" therefore we are not born with a unconscious mind. Behavior isn't determined by our unconscious mind but by our environment. If it's not measurable, it's not a good theory. Also, we can't test on animals and just accept that they are the same as humans. They aren't. We are a lot more advanced and complex than most animals. We have free will and we make decisions differently than they do. 
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 26 Apr 12
       
      What are the strengths of Behaviourism?
    • Marie-Lise Pagé
      Marie-Lise Pagé on 26 Apr 12
       
      The strengths are that it's scientific so the experements done can support the theories. It helps us understand certain behaviours we have. Also, it can help us compare ourselves to animals since most of the experements are done on animals. 
    • Julian Posteraro
      Julian Posteraro on 27 Apr 12
       
      Behaviourism is beneficial because knowing that a simple or complex stimulas can trigger a certain reaction, we can learn how to better control other people or animals. For example, a stimulas can be used to train your pet animal or to calm your energetic child down. Knowing that behaviourism is predictable, we can have a certain amount of subtle control over others when needed, in therapy for example. There are also many experiments that help support the theories of Behaviourism. This is also something that is common between animals and humans. We both can react a certain way based on our environment. 
    • Ally Talarico
      Ally Talarico on 27 Apr 12
       
      It's scientific, it's highly applicable through therapy, it emphasizes objective measurement. There are many experiments to support theories as well. 
    • kelsey sazant
      kelsey sazant on 27 Apr 12
       
      The main strengths of Behaviourism are that it is scientific and therefore can test and approve or reject falsifiable theories. It can also be used as therapy or treatment if used or understood properly. It also helps us understand our behaviours by comparing them to animals, this helps us further understand our own species through the observation of another. 
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 26 Apr 12
       
      Why is Behaviourism primarily concerned with observable behaviour? How is that different from Freudian psychoanalytic theory?
    • Marie-Lise Pagé
      Marie-Lise Pagé on 26 Apr 12
       
      Behaviourism is primarily concerned with observable  behaviour because it wants to have data and the only way to get it is by seeing something happen. It is different than the Freudian psychoanalytic because Freud's theory was that you can't change the behaviour, but in behaviourism we can change the reaction.  Behaviourism says that internal events like thinking will be explained with olur behaviour.
    • Jordyn Shell
      Jordyn Shell on 27 Apr 12
       
      Behaviourism is primarily concerned with observable  behaviour because the only way to know if something is occurring is to OBSERVE IT, hence 'observable behaviour' (behaviours which are required to be seen, like MLP said). It's different than Freud's theory because he believed that behaviour was permanent, no matter what the behaviour was. However you acted and such wasn't controllable or changeable.
    • Ally Talarico
      Ally Talarico on 27 Apr 12
       
      Behaviorism is proven by observation. Also, the theory explains that we can change the reaction of certain other actions. Freudian theory believes that behavior or permanent. Although we believe that we are being rational when making decisions, we really aren't.
    • Eli Michon
      Eli Michon on 27 Apr 12
       
      Behaviorism need observation to be justified because you cant know what is happening unless it's witnessed. when thinking about this, i think of how a person under arrest is innocent until proven guilty. Freudian theory however presumed that behavior was a permanent thing and that every psychological advance you made would be determined and preset.
    • Julian Posteraro
      Julian Posteraro on 27 Apr 12
       
      Behaviourism is concerned with observable behaviour because our environment determines our behaviour. Technically, people have no free will because every action made is a reaction to another. Freud doesn't take into consideration the unconscious mind and disregards behaviourism. He also believes that we are born with instincts and not with "tabula rasa". These two theories are different because if our surroundings can predetermine our behaviour, then our behaviour isn't permanent unless our environment is.  
    • kelsey sazant
      kelsey sazant on 27 Apr 12
       
      Behaviorism is primarily concerned with observable behaviour because the only way to be certain that a change is occurring is to see it. This is quite different than Freud's theory because he believed that the behaviours that humans have cannot be altered. However, although our behaviours are believed to be set in stone, some things like routines and environments can change our reactions and perspectives. 
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 27 Apr 12
       
      'Because the study of behavior(ism) relies on the things we do visually (thus observable behavior). Like the text mentions, its an external and measurable study, instead of "average" physcology which is passed off on internal oberservaton (thoughts). It's different because Freudian theory suggest that everything is done mentally: our decisions, reactions. Happens through the brain; behaviorism suggests that we can study something that is said to be in our minds, based off of our actions (externally)

Psychbytes - 0 views

www.psychbytes.com brain psychology
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