Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

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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 of consciousness 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 Experienceteaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness and greatly improve the quality of our lives.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780061339202
ISBN10 0061339202
Series/Work OL278571W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Pages 303
Language EN-US
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At April 18, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

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