Great sporting feats are often achieved when an elite athlete is ‘feeling the flow’.
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Our research with athletes suggests there may be two zones: an effortless ‘flow state’ and a more purposeful ‘clutch state’. Here’s how to decide which zone you need to be in — and how to get there.
For 30 years, sports fans have been told to forget about streaks because the ‘hot hand’ is a fallacy. But a reanalysis says not so fast: Statistics show players really are in the zone sometimes.
The psychological states athletes experience – temporary, brief, subjective experiences that happen during exceptional performance – are often collectively described as “the zone”.
Principales colaboradores
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Southern Cross University
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Affiliate at IGIER and Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences, Bocconi University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Universidad de Alicante
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Southern Cross University
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Deputy Head (Business Development & Partnership), School of Psychology & Computer Science, University of Central Lancashire
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Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology & Computer Science., University of Central Lancashire
