Flow

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934–2021)

Harper Perennial Modern Classics • August 1, 2008 • 336 pages

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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

1934-2021

Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University. He is noted for his work in the study of happiness and crea...

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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 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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Publisher Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Published August 1, 2008

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