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This classic popular psychology title explains how, by altering our perspective, we can achieve happiness, dispel disharmony and enter a state of perfect equilibrium – a state of ‘flow’.
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Mihaly Csikszentimihalyi lives in California, where he holds a post at the Peter Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University (20020218)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Fascinating book that will held you understand how to get into the flow of things
23 Oct 2008
Format:Audio CD
I first discovered the concept of flow several years ago when
I was working at home on a grievance matter that I was
handling for my teacher's union . . . all of a sudden, I was
interrupted by a call from my massage therapist . . . she
was asking why I wasn't in her office for my appointment.
Now massages are one of the things I REALLY look forward
to . . . yet I had been so "into" what I was doing that the
appointment completely skipped my mind.
Sometime thereafter, I became acquainted with the work
of esteemed psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and his
work on this subject . . . so when I just got the chance to hear
FLOW: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE--written
by and featuring the author--I jumped at the opportunity to learn
even more.
And learn I did in this fascinating book . . . most of all, I became
acquainted with the following major components of the flow experience:
* There's clarity of goals.
* Feedback is immediate. You know moment-by-moment how well
you're doing.
* The challenges of the activity are matched with the skills of the person.
* There's a feeling of focus on what you're doing.
* Everyday frustrations are removed from your attention.
* You feel that you can be control of your life.
* You also lose a sense of self-consciousness.
* And as I previously observed, a sense of time is transformed.
I was working at home on a grievance matter that I was
handling for my teacher's union . . . all of a sudden, I was
interrupted by a call from my massage therapist . . . she
was asking why I wasn't in her office for my appointment.
Now massages are one of the things I REALLY look forward
to . . . yet I had been so "into" what I was doing that the
appointment completely skipped my mind.
Sometime thereafter, I became acquainted with the work
of esteemed psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and his
work on this subject . . . so when I just got the chance to hear
FLOW: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE--written
by and featuring the author--I jumped at the opportunity to learn
even more.
And learn I did in this fascinating book . . . most of all, I became
acquainted with the following major components of the flow experience:
* There's clarity of goals.
* Feedback is immediate. You know moment-by-moment how well
you're doing.
* The challenges of the activity are matched with the skills of the person.
* There's a feeling of focus on what you're doing.
* Everyday frustrations are removed from your attention.
* You feel that you can be control of your life.
* You also lose a sense of self-consciousness.
* And as I previously observed, a sense of time is transformed.
Surfing the Slipstream of Sanctity
1 Mar 1997
Flow cascades with liberating insight on how to derive real enjoyment moment-by-moment and taste the true richness of living. Csikszentmihalyi's (pronounced chick-sent-me-high) intelligence tuned my worldview to the positive flux of a pleasurable state of mind marked by concentration and deep satisfaction. With this keen manual for optimal existence, I now set "autotelic" challenges via an action system that accentuates the ebb between being and becoming. The rewards are powerful; a contented context - a connecting order that illuminates meaning and the potential to transform the entirety of life into a single flow activity that provides constant evolutionary purpose. An essential emanation for the idea generation. **** Mark Riva
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
THE FLOW NETWORK
16 Aug 1997
Take steps towards enhancing the quality of your life - explore FlowNet and exchange ideas and experiences associated with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Flow theory @ http://www.flownetwork.com
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