Why You Get Your Best Ideas in the Shower !

Have you ever wondered why you get your best ideas in the shower? You might think that it’s simply because you’re able to relax a bit, so your brain has a chance to really concentrate. But it turns out that it’s more complicated than that, and the answer to why your best ideas come to you in this state isn’t because a part of your brain is switched on, but because a very important part of your brain… is switched off. There is a scientific field called 'flow states' pioneered by Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and recently popularized by best selling author 'Steven Kotler' that provides insights to the explanation for why your best ideas start to pop up while you relax in the shower among other activities in your daily life. During a state of flow, like the mild flow state while you're in the shower, your brain can unleash your most brilliant ideas, but have you ever thought to ask yourself what makes this happen? And even more importantly, if you can take advantage of it outside of your shower thoughts? In psychology, these states of mind have been coined “Flow States.” And their research has been spearheaded by Hungarian-American psychologist Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who is one of the leading researchers in modern positive psychology. Csikszentmihalyi determined nine characteristics for experiencing flow states. Recently flow states were popularized in a conversation between Joe Rogan and Steven Kotler. ----- Thanks for stopping by the Common Knowledge Channel. We're here to take the every day questions and facts that we come to realize we may have not have actually thought deeply through before, and combine new learning something new every day with my mediocre video editing skills, for your viewing entertainment. My editing skills may improve over time, but I promise, my dry jokes wont.

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