Living in Flow: The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape Your World Paperback – Illustrated, February 19, 2019

Synchronicity as explained through quantum physics was enlightening. How do we make choices and the paths we choose to take? All very interesting.

This easy read of a book describes well not only the unique nature flow states or 'peak experience' but how to propel yourself into such flow states at any time in daily life and what that means for crafting your own successful and desirable future. It also delves into how futures of different people may converge or collide depending on the nature of such flow states and how that might alter your perception of yourself and others in the grand scheme of culture and nature. Not to mention how it intrinsically involves chaos theory but demystifies it without even explicitly naming it! I devoured this book, and so will you.

Great so far make sense about a lot of issues related to choices and the psy. Slow a first but I’m glad I read this book. I’ve read other books about getting in the zone. This book takes one on a slightly diff. outlook. Thanks

Every once in a while a book comes along that is able to skillfully bridge two typically separate fields. I can’t think of a book that has bridged science and spirituality as beautifully as Living in Flow since Fritjof Capra’s Tao of Physics, which was publish in 1975. What sets this work apart is how carefully Nelson-Isaacs lays out his reasoning and explanations about idea that can so easily be exaggerate, on the one hand, or quickly dismissed, on the other. From the start, he is clear about what his theory of flow encompasses and what it doesn’t. And from there he begins to incorporate the often ignored aspect of subjective experience into his argument. This is necessary because the one of the differences between synchronicity and mere coincidence, as anyone who has experienced both knows, is that true synchronicities feel meaningful. Meaningfulness alone is not sufficient to consider an event a synchronicity, but it is a necessary component.After a thorough discussion of how the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics plays out in the realm of everyday experience, Nelson-Isaacs goes beyond the theoretical to talk about how we can put these insights into practice in our own lives. This is not just intellectual gymnastics. It is a carefully reasoned manifesto on living in alignment with the universe and why, when we act boldly in the direction of our dreams, events tend to conspire to help us in unexpected and wonderful ways.

Building Symbolic Momentum; "The beliefs we act upon influence the types of experiences that flow into our lives."There are people I REALLY want to share this book with. I've got people in my extended network that seem to prefer the "woo woo" interpretation of synchronicity. You know, the people who think the "law of attraction' merely means thinking about or meditating on a particular outcome and then the universe magically brings it to you.I'm glad the book has diagrams illustrating the parallel outcomes to any event. Most people can make similar associations with their actions, but I don't think many people think of them as paths of systemic choices.The greatest tragedy of a book like this is that it does straddle the line of "Self Help" while being a little inaccessible to certain audience groups. Most people who are looking for frameworks to help explain fairly subjective phenomena are reading books like "The Secret".He brings up a mix of cultural worldviews, including Buddist and Taoist traditions as well as Christian, and Muslim while still being a rational physicist with a deep appreciation of Richard Feynman.I like the author's personal accounts of the different variable phenomena. This novel feels just as intellectual as it does emotional which alone is a challenging feat considering his scientific approach. The fact he was able to tie all of this into a compelling emotional narrative with tidbits from his life helps make it a real gem.

Science of synchronicity is the subtitle. It's written by a physicist who tracks western science that can lead to living your life in flow, happiness and well being. It also shapes your local to global environments. My sense is that the two titles can be reversed to attract those curious about a phenomenon that is occurring more and more and faster and faster. Secondly, who this information can be used strategically.Some come to flow from a self-development opening, which is also good. However, I'm not so sure they will be drawn to the details as those who experience synchronicity with wonder.