Request an Invite » Login

Pinterest is an online pinboard.
Organize and share things you love.

Finding Flow

179 followers, 5 pins

Easier reading than some of the other books on "Flow."

Ted Talk: Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow."

by TEDtalksDirector

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.

Bringing together 30 years of research, Csikszentmihalyi describes this book as "an effort to make more understandable the mysterious process by which men and women come up with new ideas and new things." 100 interviews with exceptional people.

Pin Loader ImageFetching pins…