Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a professor of human development and education at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, Beyond Boredom and Anxiety, Talented Teenagers, The Evolving Self and Flow, on which this audio experience has captured the attention of psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and corporations the world over. His research is being used by educators, business executives and cultural institutions because his findings have much to offer anyone interested in improving his understanding of how people can perform optimally in every area of life.
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
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- ISBN-13: 9780061339202
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date: 07/01/2008
- Series: P.S. Series
- Pages: 336
- Sales rank: 10,739
- Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)
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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 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 and greatly improve the quality of our lives.
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Aristotle observed 2300 years ago that more than anything men and women seek happiness. Csikszentmihalyi (psychology, Univ. of Chicago) has for 25 years made similar observations regarding ``flow,'' a field of behavioral science examining connections between satisfaction and daily activities. A flow state ensues when one is engaged in self-controlled, goal-related, meaningful actions. Data regarding flow were collected on thousands of individuals, from mountain climbers to chess players. This thoroughly researched study is an intriguing look at the age-old problem of the pursuit of happiness and how, through conscious effort, we may more easily attain it. Recommended for general readers.-- Terry McMaster, Utica Coll. of Syracuse Univ. Lib., N.Y .