Getting Clients to Flow

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Comment by Bill Kennedy on February 9, 2012 at 12:10pm

Thank you very much, David!  What I found interesting about the article I sited is that it's about using electrical stimulation to enter an altered state of awareness, like a top athlete.  I think the PERMA model is after something different.

Comment by David R J Brown on February 7, 2012 at 8:42am

This is an insightful talk by Martin Seligman. It predates the PERMA model but covers similar territory

http://www.ted.com/talks/martin_seligman_on_the_state_of_psychology...

Comment by David R J Brown on February 7, 2012 at 7:58am

The Positive Psychology movement has much to offer. Csikszentmihaly wrote "Flow", the classic work on the subject. Seligman includes it in his "PERMA" model of wellbeing which I find compelling:

Positive emotions (specifically a Losada index of 2.9:1 or better, but not more than 13:1 http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/marcial-losada/200812081289

Engagement (the same thing as flow)

Relationtships

Meaning

Achievement

I can highly recommend "Flourish" by Martin Seligman, "Flow" by Mihaly Csiksentmihalyi and "Positivity" by  Barbara Fredrickson

http://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_on_flow.html