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Flow
The Psychology of Happiness
Series: Rider Classics
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Combining over 40 years of ground-breaking research with practical advice, Flow is your essential guide to unlocking a happier, more fulfilling state of being.
The classic work on happiness from the father of flow, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, this landmark book founded the now established concept.
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The ground-breaking classic on achieving optimal happiness by world-renowned psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
What really makes us feel glad to be alive? This classic work of psychology from world-renowned psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is your essential guide to unlocking a happier, more fulfilling state of being.
He has done more than anyone else to study this state of effortless attending โ Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow
Mr Csikszentmihalyi illuminates the accuracy of what philosophers have been saying for centuriesโ that the way to happiness lies not in mindless hedonism but in mindful challenge โ The New York Times
Elegantly written ... it is more relevant than ever โ The Times
Enlightening, thought-provoking, relevant โ * Reader review
I actually struggled to put it down โ * Reader review
It will definitely help me structure and control my mind better โ * Reader review
If you are searching to add meaning to your life, or to gain more enjoyment from the life that you have, reading this book is a must โ * Reader review
Control of consciousness determines the quality of life.
Combining over 40 years of ground-breaking research with practical advice, world-renowned psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi reveals the key to optimal experienceโflow.
Arguing that the human brain is most happy when engaged in the meaningful pursuit of a goal โ anything from sport to learning a language, from enjoyable work to practising music โ he demonstrates that the need to concentrate and lose yourself in the moment is the key to finding inner peace, happiness and order in the midst of our chaotic lives.
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Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has been praised for its in-depth exploration of the state of effortless concentration and its impact on achieving happiness. Critics appreciate how Csikszentmihalyi argues for living fully in the present by learning from the past and reassessing what truly motivates individuals. The book is noted for highlighting the role of mindful challenges over hedonism in the pursuit of genuine fulfilment.
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ISBN: 9781846046957
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 January 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Rider & Co
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 379g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was Claremont Graduate University's Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management, and former chairman of the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago. For the past thirty years, up until he died in 2021, he was involved in research on topics related to optimal experience or \"flow.\" He was the author of 18 books, which have been translated into more than 20 languages. Interest in his work outside academia has been shown by substantial articles in Psychology Today, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Omni, Die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Focus, Newsweek, and others. Dr. Csikszentmihalyi was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Education, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Leisure Sciences. He was a Senior Fulbright Fellow and sat on several boards, including the Board of Advisers for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. He appeared on a number of foreign television networks, such as the BBC and RAI (Italian television), and took part in several hourlong segments of \"Nova\".
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