Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Amazon1 Description
“‘Explores a happy state of mind called flow, the feeling of complete engagement in a creative or playful activity.’ — Time
The bestselling classic that holds the key to unlocking meaning, creativity, peak performance, and true happiness.
Legendary 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 (“the leading researcher into ‘flow states’” —Newsweek) demonstrates the ways this positive state can be controlled, not just left to chance. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience teaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness, unlock our potential, and greatly improve the quality of our lives.”
Book Details
Author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Category: Psychology of Creativity & Genius
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books; 1st edition (August 18, 2008)
My Comment
This book describes a human conscious state known as Flow. In this state, we feel most joyful, creative, focused, tireless and almost invincible.
Most people have experienced this state some times in their life but can’t pinpoint exactly what it was or how to repeat and experience it again.
This book is all about Flow, how to create and sustain it so we can have more joyful and meaningful moments in our life and work.