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Objective
To excel in any activity you need to achieve flow.
Think back to a day when you played the best game of your
life. Nothing much bothered you, everything came to you with ease and
precision. Your game was flowing. But do you know why?
If you don’t, it is likely that circumstances and events
came together by chance in such a way that allowed you to play at your
best. It is also likely that you have no clear idea exactly what those
circumstances were, but everything ‘felt right’.
It is doubtful you will achieve flow when you feel
unsure, grumpy, you try too hard or become easily distracted.
Achieving Flow
Flow is easiest to achieve when:
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You know your skills are good enough to match the
challenge
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Your attitude towards the competition elevates
concentration to an optimum level
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Distractions do not interfere with your focus
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You are paying full attention to performance, not
analysing errors or technique
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You are relaxed and alert
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You are thinking positively, and have eliminated all
negative thoughts
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You have allowed
it to develop, not forced
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You have practised and trained attention
When thinking of flow, imagine your perfect game as water
flowing through a tap. If you can’t open the tap fully you will be
operating at reduced flow. In a state of ‘full flow’ (where the tap is
wide open) all of your training and skills flow automatically and
freely.
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