Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

by Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly
ISBN: 9780061339202
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THE BESTSELLING CLASSIC ON 'FLOW' - THE KEY TO UNLOCKING MEANING, CREATIVITY, PEAK PERFORMANCE, AND TRUE HAPPINESS

Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of "optimal experience" have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work, Csikszentmihalyi ("the leading researcher into 'flow states'" --Newsweek) demonstrates the ways this positive state can be controlled, not just left to chance. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience teaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness, unlock our potential, and greatly improve the quality of our lives.

"Explores a happy state of mind called flow, the feeling of complete engagement in a creative or playful activity." --Time

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly
  • ISBN: 9780061339202
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 336
  • Publication Year: 2008

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  • Just may lose yourself in the moment.

    Eric H. - 2 years 10 months ago

    Most people believe they would be happier if only they had more free time or time to relax. This book illuminates how far that conception is from the truth. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihaly's years of groundbreaking research and interviews with artists, athletes and musicians reveal that people report the highest levels of happiness and satisfaction while deeply absorbed in an activity. When the task at hand is well matched to the individual's skill level, i.e. not too easy and not too difficult, time is suspended and the ego melts away. This is what is meant by "being in the moment." But one need not be an athlete or a musician to experience flow. Nearly any activity is a potential flow experience as long as it is sufficiently engaging. Such activities are most often hobbies such as knitting or drawing in which a certain degree of thinking and skill is involved. So the next time you sit down to watch television and escape, try knitting, sketching or strumming your guitar and you just may lose yourself in the moment and find that sense of release you're looking for.

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