Mechanism of flow In every given moment, there is a great deal of information made available to each individual. Psychologists have found that ones mind can attend to only a certain amount of information at a time. According to Mihalys 1956 study, that number is about 126 bits of information per second. That may seem like a large number (and a lot of information), but simple daily tasks take quite a lot of information. Just having a conversation takes about 40 bits of information per second; thats 1/3 of ones capacity.[6] That is why when having a conversation one cannot focus as much attention on other things. For the most part (except for basic bodily feelings like hunger and pain, which are innate), people are able to decide what they want to focus their attention on. However, when one is in the flow state, he or she is completely engrossed with the one task at hand and, without making the conscious decision to do so, loses awareness of all other things: time, people, distractions, and even basic bodily needs. This occurs because all of the attention of the person in the flow state is on the task at hand; there is no more attention to be allocated. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_%28psychology%29#Mechanism_of_flow )
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