Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
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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.
Added on: Friday, July 07 2006
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“Flow.” You know those times when you're in the zone and time just evaporates while you're immersed in an activity? Well, Csikszentmihalyi, a leading psychological researcher presents us with the science of the experience and how we can engage ourselves in “flow” more frequently. A great book.