![]() ![]() They discovered that the specific activity mattered less than you may have thought, it was more the way the experience was approached. They went about this by watching and talking to people from all walks of life, from all around the globe, to find out about times in their lives when they have felt the most control, the most content, and the most “in the moment.” The author of flow, Csikszentmihalyi, and his research team worked on identifying the theory of the flow state. Experiences such as going for a walk, playing sports, calculus assignments, washing your clothes even! It’s very difficult to put it under a specific header when it can fall under so many regular experiences. “I developed a theory of optimal experience based on the concept of flow, the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter the experience itself is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it” - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flowįlow falls under “Productivity” here, but it could also fall under living, health, studying, psychology, or learning. Flow is about so much more than being productive increased productivity is a side effect of flow, but its core principle is about leading a happier, more enjoyable life.īelow will explore the concept of flow in more depth and identify the truth, explaining more why it matters and how you can cultivate flow into your own life, especially whilst studying. This concept is so powerful that businesses worldwide have taken the information and are running away with it, taking aspects of this concept and offering tips and advice on how to achieve flow and therefore be more productive.Ī book entitled Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is where the concept originally comes from, but businesses have interpreted this, and the core principles have been missed. It may have been experienced when operating in “the zone.” A time when you were so involved in something that time appeared to stand still, and everything around you just melted away. It’s a truck, so you never know when it might show up in your hood.There’s an experience many of us have felt called “flow.” This is what psychologists call it, and they deem it essential for doing deep work that is meaningful. Don’t worry that it’s actually located in Albuquerque, NM. Suggests no company should rely solely on GMB, especially for leads.Īmong the points to his story: "If you are looking for a great restaurant in Fawn Creek Township, KS, Google recommends It worked, in terms of getting the company off the suspended list - but it was still located in Kansas.Īs of today, the company’s safely back in Pleasanton, California, but Shotland Saldana’s request basically said the same thing although a bit more forcefully, but he also added: "This is our corporate listing and it must be reinstated ASAP!" I deleted the category so please un-suspend us. Shotland’s request went something like this: “Hey GMB, I added a new service category and got suspended. ![]() When Shotland didn’t get quick results, he turned to Steven Saldana, LSG’s GMB problem-solver, to ‘SEO Agency’ must be on the double-secretĭo-not-use list because as soon as I added it, our listing got suspended.” “While in there, for some reason, I decided to add “SEO agency” as a Business Category. Then he forgot about it, until February.įebruary, while in a 20-person Zoom meeting on how much we should freak out about Core Web Vitals, I logged into LSG’s GMB dashboard to see if maybe we had been moved to Colorado (hopefully nearĪspen),” Shotland wrote in a post. He said Local SEO Guide doesn’t really rely on the company’s GMB page for leads, but sent a note to GMB support for help. ![]() According to GMB, he moved and opened a hotel, all in the midst of COVID-19. Not only did GMB somehowĬhange the location of this business, but said the company apparently opened a hotel, as Shotland wrote in a post. MediaPost about search, I’ve learned that Blumenthal and Local SEO Guide Founder Andrew Shotland are two funny and smart SEO guys. ![]() Thank you, Mike Blumenthal, Near Media co-founder and authority on local search, for calling this to our attention in a tweet. Well, not so funnyīecause Local SEO Guide, an SEO agency, was never located in Kansas, but Google My Business believes the Pleasanton, California, company has been located in Fawn Creek Township, KS, since November A funny thing happened on the way to Kansas. ![]()
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