By Lydia Vidal. There is intention in the question that titles this post, which could have been \"can you be happy working? But, as can be sensed in \"how to be happy working\", our starting point is to assume that yes, indeed, we can be happy working (even just after returning from holidays) and that the only thing we still need to know is the method, the path and the process to achieve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I feel that the return to routine is a good time to rethink\u00a0how we relate to what we do<\/strong> and how to make it enjoyable... for as long as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the ways to be happy at work could be to enter the state of Flow<\/em><\/em><\/strong>that feeling we get when we are so focused on one activity<\/strong> that time seems to disappear, effort feels natural and the mind flows without resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This concept of flow<\/em>developed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi<\/strong>psychologist and pioneer in the study of the happiness<\/strong> sustainability optimal experience<\/strong>occurs when our skills<\/strong> and challenge<\/strong> we are faced with are in balance. It is neither too easy (we would get bored), nor too difficult (we would get frustrated), but there is the exact point at which we work with mindfulness<\/strong>clarity and enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We have all felt flow<\/em> sometime: when we are so immersed in a task that we are we lose track of time<\/strong>Our concentration is absolute and everything seems to flow effortlessly. It can happen when we are playing sport, painting or playing an instrument. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The question that Csikszentmihalyi asked himself, what makes us really happy, serves us today for the question of how to be happy at work? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Csikszentmihalyi found that Happiness is not linked to having fewer problems, more money or better external conditions.<\/strong>. In his studies, he interviewed people with very different profiles - from executives to artisans, monks, surgeons, musicians and elite athletes - and found a pattern: flow<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He found that it was not so much what they did that mattered, but how they related to what they did: people who reported feeling happier and more fulfilled were those who were able to enter into a state of flow<\/em> frequently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n People doing simple and even repetitive jobs such as cooking, painting, writing, solving a technical problem, coaching or teaching felt that they were not only fulfilling their tasks, but that they were providing opportunities to learn, grow and connect with their purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Csikszentmihalyi details, the\u00a0flow<\/em>\u00a0is not random: it happens when\u00a0our skills and the challenges we face are in balance<\/strong>\u00a0and certain conditions are met. The expert identified\u00a0eight key elements<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n In other words, the psychologist finds that we can all train our mind to enter into\u00a0flow<\/em>\u00a0more often: learning to focus, challenge ourselves and connect with our abilities no matter what the task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, in the work context, understanding and practising these principles can change the experience of work and bring us closer to that feeling of being happy at work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When we learn to focus our attention and connect with our tasks, motivation increases, creativity expands and a sense of satisfaction grows. As Csikszentmihalyi states, \"when a person organises their consciousness to experience flow frequently, the quality of their life begins to improve\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience<\/em> (1990), Csikszentmihalyi focuses primarily on the individual experience<\/strong> from flow<\/em>How it is activated, what conditions generate it and how it impacts on personal happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What Csikszentmihalyi does mention is that the flow<\/em> may arise in social contexts<\/strong>for example, in team sports, concerts or collaborative work environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was other researchers who later coined the term \"team flow\": Rijn Vogelaar and Jef van den Hout extended the theory to find out how teams can experience team flow.\u00a0flow<\/em>\u00a0This enhances collaboration, creativity and collective performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The same as the state of flow<\/em> does not occur spontaneously in individuals, certain characteristics and conditions must also be present in teams. Specifically, the experts identify seven fundamental conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Entering a state of\u00a0flow<\/em>\u00a0is neither a luxury nor an accident: it is a way to\u00a0connect with what we do, enjoy the process and develop our potential.<\/strong>. At work, this experience transforms routine tasks into fulfilling opportunities; on a personal level, it helps us focus our attention, find purpose and improve our quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Csikszentmihalyi says, happiness depends on how we live each experience<\/strong>and training our consciousness brings us closer to living with fulfilment, motivation and meaning. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Lydia Vidal. There is intention in the question that titles this post, which could have been \"can you be happy working? 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8 key conditions<\/strong> to get into flow and be happy working<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Can flow be applied in teams?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
7 preconditions for the\u00a0team flow<\/em>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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