Marek KomarAug 8, 20217 minCAREER FLOW: ARE YOU ENGAGED ENOUGH AT WORK?You wake up to the monotonous sounds of an alarm. It shines its light on you: 6:30 AM. It’s Monday morning. What sort of feelings or...
Marek KomarJul 23, 20216 minCRAFT VS CONTEXTConsider the life of a blacksmith hundreds of years ago. They would work on their craft of casting iron and molding metal into a sword,...
Marek KomarJan 25, 20206 minMENTAL RECOVERY: ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE STRATEGIES TO AVOID BURNOUTMihayli Csikszentmihalyi, considered the godfather of flow research, wrote that the best moments in our lives are not the passive,...
Marek KomarJun 19, 20184 minCREATING FEEDBACK SYSTEMS TO INCREASE FLOWTry and think back to a situation where you were given feedback for something you did. Whether the performance was good or bad, and any...
Marek KomarApr 25, 20184 minINCREASING CHALLENGE TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE: THE 4% RULEGetting into the zone can be a very tricky endeavor. It seems like sometimes were on, and sometimes were off. There is a story of a Zen...
Marek KomarAug 25, 20173 minHOW TO DEVELOP GROUP FLOW: A CONDENSED GUIDE TO PEAK TEAM PERFORMANCEWe may have witnessed it before; a sports team going on an incredible run and performing as if one single “group mind”, an executive team...
Marek KomarAug 10, 20174 min4 TIPS FOR FINDING FLOW: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO PEAK PERFORMANCEWe have all experienced it in one form or another. In the zone, runner’s high, in the pocket, or whatever the term, flow is a state of...
Marek KomarJul 11, 20164 minIn the zone: A ping pong storyWe have talked about being in flow, or being in the zone quite often before. Those moments where time stands still, self-consciousness...
Marek KomarNov 24, 20153 minUnderstanding the Triggers for Group FlowHumans are social beings. We thrive from the collaboration of others. Seeing someone else be present, and do something incredible makes...