These are articles which informed our understanding of flow and how we can use it in our lives to feel happier. Each of the articles listed below are empirical research articles which have investigated how flow occurs, why it occurs, and its impact on individuals.
Perceived Challenges and Skills
This study, outlines Flow Theory and highlights to positive implications of applying flow to your life. It also provides guidance on optimizing flow; by balancing perceived challenges with you current skill level for an activity.
Materialism and Evolving Consciousness
This paper, written by the creator of Flow Theory, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, discusses the Theory of Life. Through our investment of psychological capital in activities that are both enjoyable and conductive to personal growth, we can help ourselves to experience flow.
Happiness in Everyday Life
This article discusses ways happiness can be increased in life, and the typical activities that increase our happiness while also considering those which lower it.
Autoletic Experience
Here, researchers discuss the importance of autoletic experience in your experience of flow. These activities are enjoyable because they worth doing for it’s own sake even though it may have no consequences outside itself.