Leisure, flow and peak performance

Question 1

What are the requirements of activities that provide well-being?

Answer 1

• be active
• provide a sense of autonomy
• build competence
• serve as a break from routine
• involve a positive relationship
• be meaningful
• build new experiences.

Question 2

What are the components of flow?

Answer 2

1. merging of action and awareness.
2. complete concentration.
3. sense of control.
4. loss of self-consciousness
5. different sense of passing of time.
6. autotelic nature of experience.
7. requires skill.
8. clear goals and immediate feedback.

Question 3

What are the additional aspects necessary for flow?

Answer 3

1. autotelic personality. 2. absorption. 3. curiosity.

Question 4

What are the critiques on flow?

Answer 4

1. skill-balance notion is problematic.
2. sense of meaning and emotional control are important.
3. flow is difficult to measure.

Question 5

What are the types and orientation of savouring.

Answer 5

Gratitude, pride, awe, physical pleasure.

Reminiscing, savouring the moment, anticipating.

Question 6

What are ways to enhance and promote savouring?

Answer 6

1. Absorption.
2. Sharpening the senses.
3. Memory building.
4. Sharing with others.
5. Self-congratulating.

Question 7

Name the forms of dampening.

Answer 7

Suppression, distraction, fault finding and negative mental time travel.

Question 8

Explain Pavette’s peak performance.

Answer 8

1. clear focus on the self, object and relationship.
2. intense involvement in the experience.
3. strong intention to complete the task.
4. spontaneous expression of power.

Question 9

Name the steps to develop peak performance.

Answer 9

1. Challenge yourself, move beyond your comfort level.
2. Focus on the process/ moment-to-moment activity.
3. Be self-aware, but not self-conscious.
4. Believe in your skills.
5. Set the stage and prepare yourself.
6. Practice meditation to control your thoughts.