A Different(ish) Design

Today the design I coloured-in was a little bit different to the others I've done, nonetheless, I still enjoyed myself. My Negative Affect PANAS score definitely reflects the drop in negative affect I felt after the 40 mins of colouring in. I really felt engaged in the activity despite not being able to finish it in the time frame. It is interesting to note the no difference in my Positive Affect score. This seems to be a reoccurring pattern. In terms of flow I really felt like my brains thinking shut off and was completely in the present moment. Within the dimensions of flow I believe that Action-Awareness Merging and Loss of Self Consciousness were most prominent to me. Jackson and Marsh explain Action-Awareness Merging as being involved in the flow activity so deeply that it becomes spontaneous or automatic (1996, p. 18). The authors define Loss of Self Consciousness as an individual experiencing the absence of preoccupation with self (1996, p. 19). Below are my calculated PANAS scores.

Before:
Positive Affect: 16
Negative Affect: 25

After:
Positive Affect: 17
Negative Affect: 15