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Flow the Psychology of Optimal Experience

By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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| Hardcover | 9780060162535

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Book Description

The bestselling introduction to "flow"--a groundbreaking psychological theory that shows readers how to improve the quality of life. "The way to happiness lies not in mindless hedonism, but in mindful change."--New York Times Book Review

2 Reviews

Excellent abridged audiobook. I loved seeing the breakdown of flow activities and I understand more fully why I love the things I love to do and why I hate the things I hate to do.
Will be a valuable tool to structured thinking in determining what I'd like to do in the future.

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audioreader said on Dec 5, 2011 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

Flow experience is experienced when:
- a challenging activity that requires skills
- the merging of action and awareness
- clear goals and feedback
- the paradox of control
- the loss of self-consciousness (having a sense of control, or lack the ense of worry about losing c ... (continue)

Flow experience is experienced when:
- a challenging activity that requires skills
- the merging of action and awareness
- clear goals and feedback
- the paradox of control
- the loss of self-consciousness (having a sense of control, or lack the ense of worry about losing control hat is typical in many situations of normal life)
- the transformation of time

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Samsara said on Nov 7, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback