Again, this was independent of IQ and socioeconomic status. The more transcendent thinking a teen showed initially, the more brain growth was measured.

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of looking at things,” wrote novelist Henry Miller, and we couldn’t agree ...

Flow state is a self-transcendent state of increased connectedness near the middle of the unitary continuum. During the flow state, we think more creatively and less about ourselves.

Flow state fosters positive self-transcendent emotions such as empathy. Neurological underpinnings of the flow state show that our brain and body relax, promoting rest and repair.