POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT by Kristin Marie https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k Discovering Positive Education - Geelong Grammar School en-us 2017-07-07 00:06:43 UTC 2025-11-18 23:05:13 UTC hello@padlet.com POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT kristin_fanto https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178225704 - Flow (absorption, enjoyment, intrinsic motivation)
- High levels of skill, high levels of engagement = flow.
- Eight states of engagement - page 5 (These are PERCEIVED skills and challenges)
- Neuroscience - flow associated with: higher levels of dopamine, and transient hypofrontality. ]]> 2017-07-07 00:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178225704 8 STATES OF ENGAGEMENT kristin_fanto https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178226376 Note that challenge and skill levels are PERCEIVED by the individual. 

- How do I increase the challenge?
- How do I increase my skill? ]]> 2017-07-07 00:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178226376 Are mindfulness and flow the same thing? kristin_fanto https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178231537 No, but it is impossible to get in flow if you are not mindful. Mindfulness is an essential part of flow. 

Mindfulness is a state, Flow is an action]]> 2017-07-07 01:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178231537 Did you know? kristin_fanto https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178231627 People prefer leisure to work, but people experience more flow at work (18% to 54%)]]> 2017-07-07 01:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178231627 SHADOW-SIDE OF FLOW kristin_fanto https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178231664 It is important to be aware of the wider consequences of the activities to which we devote our time. 
- Flow can be detrimental to wellbeing or wellbeing of others, for example
      - Violent or too much use of computer games.
      - Getting addicted to something and not spending time with family/friends
- Getting addicted to something and increasingly taking greater risks (riding a skateboard, then performing tricks, then performing much more dangerous tricks). ]]> 2017-07-07 02:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178231664 Dopamine Levels kristin_fanto https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178231875 How to increase dopamine levels in your brain.]]> 2017-07-07 02:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178231875 WHAT IS FLOW? kristin_fanto https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178231975 Flow is the state of intense absorption and optimal experience that results in taking part in intrinsically motivating challenges.]]> 2017-07-07 02:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178231975 The Rise of Superman kristin_fanto https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178232180 Steven Kotler Transcript]]> 2017-07-07 02:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kristin_fanto/chphnn4sfk7k/wish/178232180