Consider an activity or hobby that you enjoy (e.g., playing an instrument, biking, playing video games). Have you ever experienced flow while engaged in this activity? Does this activity increase your happiness or reduce your stress? Why or why not?

 

((flow- Occurs when you become so totally engrossed in an activity (like a favorite hobby) that you lose track of time—time flies when you are having fun. Happiness—yes? So, a musician might play their instrument and not even realize that three hours had passed.))

Yes,I have ever experienced flow when biking;i had so much fun that i lost track of time

Yes,it increases my happiness and reduce my stress levels.

Step-by-step explanation

Hobbies bring a sense of freedom and fun to life and they minimize the impact of chronic stress this explains why hobbies increase happiness and reduce stress 

Activities that get me up and about like biking in this case help me feel happier and more relaxed this is caused by the release of the happiness hormones:

                a]  Serotonin which mediates happiness and optimism 

                b]Dopamine which when released creates feelings of pleasure and satisfaction

                 c]Endorphin which primarily helps to deal with stress

The release of this hormones in general reduces the stress levels and regulate our moods

The reason why we experience flow while participating in our hobbies is because we are  always fully engaged and enjoying fully.

That state brings about complete absorption in what we are doing and this in turn results to transformation in one's sense of time that is why we lose track of time.