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Searching
The first and the most common activity to reach the flow state on
the web is searching on the web. An example of searching is
solving a problem such as the following responses from
participants in a study of web flow:
"I was very involved in several projects and used the net
resources to look up items to supplement/back-up/provide
information on those projects."
"Doing research into emotional intelligence theory ± following
links and leads to more information."
"Trying to find some scientific references for my research."
"Anytime I get involved in a new research project on the Web, I
get so excited and into it, I can have someone talking to me right
next to my desk . . . and I won't even hear them talking."
Surfing or Navigating
The second activity to reach flow state on the web is surfing or
navigating. An example of surfing or navigating is going through
hyperlinks such as the following responses from participants in a
study of web flow:
"Going from site to site, following links that were related."
"Doing some Web searches for information on a hobby of mine."
"I was going to a Web site which had a new song by my favorite
punk band. I was surprised and enmeshed in it."
"Looking for information on a specific book, and got off on some
links that were interesting and related [sort of] to what I started
out looking for."

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