Jul 24, 2018You’re in the zone: we’re in the zoneby Prof. Kath Woodward Immersed in a fantastic summer of sport, 2018 seems to be a most appropriate moment to discuss the phenomenon of ‘being in the zone’. Sport offers opportunities to explore and promote the experience, but what is it and who gets the chance to get into the…Sports5 min read
Jun 1, 2018Blockchain for social communities — 5 examples for a more democratic society.Everybody talks about blockchain. But does everybody really know what it is and what the positive impact of this new technology could be? Sure, the first thing which comes in mind when we talk about blockchain is bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. But this new way of paying and transfer money is…Blockchain4 min read
May 24, 2018How to improve your concentration skills — 5 exercises for a better focusThe ability of attentiveness or paying attention, cannot just be seen as a fully concentrated state of mind in which your are totally focused on something without being disturbed by anything around you. This ability is a little bit more because sustaining your attention for a long time makes you…Productivity4 min read
May 11, 2018“Oddly Satisfying”: Andreas Wannerstedt designs 3D animated videos in which everything fits perfectly.Andreas Wannerstedt designer and motion graphic artist currently living in the land of the moose, ABBA and IKEA created videos which are “oddly satisfying” by watching it. He is followed by 250.000 people on Instagram who are frequently waiting for new designed videos by Wannerstedt. But what makes his clips…Design1 min read
May 3, 2018The Origins of Flow — Ten Quotes by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. First Scientist Who Defined the Experience of Flow.Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. The man with the unspeakable name (which is by the way spelled “MIHAI CHICK ZENT MIHAI”) was the first scientist who ever named the state of mind which today is well known as flow. But how did it come to this? After his experiences during World War II…Flow4 min read
Apr 26, 2018How to improve your creative output by reflecting on it?Whether if you are an artist, musician, dancer, or whatever brings you to creativity you still have the same struggles and issues like moste people in the creative field. …Creativity4 min read
Apr 19, 2018How to keep up your concentration during exercise — 4 Tricks for a better focusD o you know the problem of getting distracted during a run or an exercise? It’s very usual not staying focused on your performance and what you are doing. But there are some easy tricks to keep up your concentration and decrease your loss of focus. …Productivity3 min read
Apr 12, 2018Felt Time — The Psychology of How We Perceive TimeMarc Wittmann is a psychologist and neuroscientist. Next to major research on the relationship between the experience of time with cognitive processes and affect, he studied how the sense of time is modulated in altered states of consciousness such as in meditation or in drug-induced states, as well as in…Meditation6 min read
Apr 5, 2018An Artist’s Mind — What is seen and unseen in the result of a creative process?Design, illustration, photos, magazine-covers, sculptures — we are surrounded by art and creative output that becomes ingrained into modern society. In this way we consume and accompany these products with neutrality. But what most don’t consider is what the creative process entailed. The journey to the outcome is obscured —…Creativity3 min read
Mar 29, 2018The fyndario-Project — The Perception of Timelessnessby Wolfgang Richter (Founder fyndario-Project) Everybody experiences moments of timelessness, not just when we sleep, but also during the wake hours having moments of complete concentration, being in the flow, totally immersed in an activity, understanding something out of the blue! And usually it feels great even though we have…Social Media2 min read
