Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a professor at Claremont Graduate University and former chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago. His previous books include The Evolving Self and the national bestseller Flow.
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a professor at Claremont Graduate University and former chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago. His previous books include The Evolving Self and the national bestseller Flow.
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Birth date: September 29, 1934
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Absorption in work, delight in conversation and relationships, continual discovery and learning, deep present-moment awareness, a sense of purpose and meaning—who wouldn’t want that? According to Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi, people often don’t realize what makes them happy, expecting happiness from what...
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (New York: Harper Perennial, 1990). Pp. 303. Paperback $15.99. This book was this month's selection for the book group I'm in. Being that we are all local religious leaders, we have a common interest. Each month a different member...
Flow is a state of concentration so focused that it amounts to absolute absorbtion in an activity. The quote above, is in essence, what this book is about. Everyone experiences flow from time to time and will recognize it's characteristics: feeling strong, alert, in effortless control, unselfcons...
A basically good presentation of what the so called positive psychology movement has found up until now about the nature of creativity. But beware, this is not hard science! The main content of the book is based on interviews with people considered to be successfully creative in the Western countri...
Wow. Imagine that. The psychology of optimal experience. What a revelation this book was to me when I first read it way back in 1990. Imagine looking at what makes people happy and engaged rather than sad and depressed. I’ve always wanted to reread it and now I have. It was just as engaging and powe...
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