About this episode

Dr. Sue Jackson discusses the concept of flow state and its impact on performance in various high-pressure situations.

Have you ever finished a presentation, race, meeting or performance and someone asked, "How did it go?" only to realise you can barely remember it? Not because you failed but because you were completely immersed. Dr Sue Jackson is one of the world's leading researchers on flow and co-authored the defining book on the subject alongside the man who first named it, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi . Sue takes you inside one of the most sought-after and least understood states in human performance. Why do some moments feel effortless while others feel like a grind? Why can pressure elevate performance one day and destroy it the next? And why do some of our best performances seem to happen when we stop trying so hard to force them? Using examples ranging from Olympic athletes to Wallabies captain Harry Wilson's match-winning moment against Argentina, Sue explores why some performances feel effortless, why pressure can either sharpen or derail us, and why trying harder isn't always the answer. This is about attention, confidence, pressure, preparation and the hidden conditions behind extraordinary performance. Because flow isn't something you find. It's something you allow. 00:00 Why your best…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew May

Guest: Dr Sue Jackson

Topics covered

• flow state
• performance
• psychology
• athletics
• pressure
• confidence

Keywords

• flow state
• performance
• psychology
• athletes
• pressure
• confidence
• effortless performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wallabies

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