Episode 10 - Flow State

Season 3's finale flips the script — Crystal is in the hot seat this time, interviewed by Dylan Wood, RVT, about the topic she's spent this season quietly building toward: Flow State. Crystal breaks down her own theory of flow — built entirely from her own experience before she ever cracked open the research — covering the role of preparation, minor inconveniences ("turbulence"), and group flow on a surgical team. Dylan and Crystal dig into the difference between flow and autopilot, why time distortion cuts both ways (fast when you're in it, painfully slow when you're not), and how flow shows up far beyond the clinic — gardening, home renovation, even doing the dishes. Crystal then walks through Csikszentmihalyi's actual nine dimensions of flow, and how closely her own lived framework lines up with five decades of published research. A reflective, personal season closer — equal parts science and soul, and a fitting way to wrap Season 3. See you next season! Jackson, S.A., & Marsh, H.W. (1996). Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure Optimal Experience: The Flow State Scale. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 18(1), 17–35. 🔗 https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jsep/18/1/article-p17.xml