ISBN: 9780060920432

Flow

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

psychology attention happiness flow

Book Description

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of 'optimal experience' have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state 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. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience teaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness and greatly improve the quality of our lives.

I picked this book up, intending to better understand how I could optimize my day as a people leader to achieve flow state, and thus maximize my output and productivity. What followed was the discovery how much challenge and focus can impact not just productivity, but also happiness, and fulfillment in life.