7/7/2023 0 Comments Mihaly csikszentmihalyi books![]() ![]() Biological life is an automatic process, as long as we take care of the needs of the body. The choice is simple: between now and the inevitable end of our days, we can choose either to live or to die. ![]() The lines by Auden reproduced above compress precisely what this book is about. If we don’t, it doesn’t matter, but we’d better start to die. If we really want to live, we’d better start at once to try Though they appear simple, the lessons in Finding Flow are life-changing. In short, learn the hidden power of complete engagement, a psychological state the author calls flow. ![]() Take a routine chore and figure out how to do it better, faster, more efficiently. Instead of scrolling on your phone, play the piano. People are happiest when they challenge themselves with tasks that demand a high degree of skill and commitment, and which are undertaken for their own sake. What are we missing? To answer this question, Csikszentmihalyi studied thousands of people, and he found the key. Work fills our days with anxiety and pressure, so that during our free time, we tend to live in boredom, absorbed by our screens. What makes a good life? Is it money? An important job? Leisure time? Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi believes our obsessive focus on such measures has led us astray. From the bestselling author of Flow and one of the pioneers of the scientific study of happiness, an indispensable guide to living your best life. ![]()
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