Motivation & Engagement
Flow State
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's concept of complete absorption in an activity, achieved when challenge and skill are in balance, producing a state of energised focus and enjoyment.
In plain language
Deep engagement happens when challenge matches skill exactly. Too easy = boredom. Too hard = anxiety. The best products keep users in the narrow band between.
In the wild
Implementations of this model aren’t wired to this view yet — they live in the implementations table.
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