Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
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Author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1991-03-13
ISBN: 0060920432
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Harper Perennial

Summary of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

The bestselling introduction to "flow"--a groundbreaking psychological theory that shows readers how to improve the quality of life.


You have heard about how a musician loses herself in her music, how a painter becomes one with the process of painting. In work, sport, conversation or hobby, you have experienced, yourself, the suspension of time, the freedom of complete absorption in activity. This is "flow," an experience that is at once demanding and rewarding--an experience that Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi demonstrates is one of the most enjoyable and valuable experiences a person can have. The exhaustive case studies, controlled experiments and innumerable references to historical figures, philosophers and scientists through the ages prove Csikszentmihalyi's point that flow is a singularly productive and desirable state. But the implications for its application to society are what make the book revolutionary.

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