From the course: Developing Your Emotional Intelligence

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Finding your flow

Finding your flow

- When it comes to developing your emotional intelligence, you don't have to completely change the way you think or behave. There are techniques that you can use to do even more of the things that bring you satisfaction and joy by creating what psychologists call flow. So what exactly is flow? It's a concept taken from positive psychology. It's the practice of taking part in an activity that stretches your ability in some way and requires concentration, something that you have the potential to get better at and an activity you enjoy doing so much that time seems to stand still. Working in a state of flow will help you to reach peak performance and it will push your abilities and develop skills to achieve more. When you are working in a state of flow, often, it won't feel like work at all. You'll be taking part in activities that are interesting for you. The chances are you're good at activities that give you a…

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