Csikszentmihalyi (1990,1996) has concluded that the major distinguishing characteristic of creative people is the capacity to experience “flow,” that experience of timelessness and oneness with the activity in which one is engaged.
In a flow state, people have a sense that their abilities are only just equal to the challenge that the project provides; therefore, they are caught up in the process of creating in order to enhance the flow state.
Source:
Measuring Creativity in Research and Practice
Barbara Kerr and Camea Gagliardi
Arizona State University
