Flow State

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Across
  1. 2. To invent or create a new word or phrase, often to describe a concept, phenomenon, or idea that was previously unnamed.
  2. 4. A mental state or practice involving focused awareness on the present moment, often achieved by calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations without judgment.
  3. 7. An acute awareness of oneself, particularly in social settings, often accompanied by feelings of embarrassment, insecurity, or worry about how one is perceived by others.
  4. 8. An intense state of concentration on a specific task or activity, often to the exclusion of other priorities or distractions. It can be productive or counterproductive, depending on the context.
  5. 9. The front part of the brain's cerebral cortex, involved in complex cognitive functions like decision-making, emotional regulation, problem-solving, and controlling voluntary movements.
  6. 10. A neurotransmitter in the brain that plays a key role in regulating mood, motivation, pleasure, and reward, as well as various bodily functions like movement and focus.
  7. 11. To grow, develop, or succeed, especially in a vigorous or successful manner; to flourish in favorable circumstances.
Down
  1. 1. The act of delaying or postponing tasks or decisions, often unnecessarily or habitually, even when completing them is important.
  2. 3. A set of mental skills and cognitive processes, including planning, decision-making, problem-solving, attention control, and self-regulation, that enable goal-directed behavior.
  3. 5. To restrain or hold back something, such as an impulse, reaction, or process, from being expressed or occurring.
  4. 6. Capable of being used in place of each other without significant difference or effect; equivalent in function or purpose.