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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience(more) »rank: 2633by: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Our review: : The bestselling introduction to 'flow'--a groundbreaking psychological theory that shows readers how to improve the quality of life. Review:You have heard about how a musician loses herself in her music, how a painter becomes one with the process of painting. In work, sport, conversation or hobby, you have experienced, yourself, the suspension of time, the freedom of complete absorption in activity. This is 'flow,' an experience that is at once demanding and rewarding--an experience that Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi demonstrates is one of the most enjoyable and valuable experiences a person can have. The ... Detail |
Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life (Masterminds Series)(more) »rank: 10402by: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Our review: :Part psychological study, part self-help book, Finding Flow is a prescriptive guide that helps us reclaim ownership of our lives. Based on a far-reaching study of thousands of individuals, Finding Flow contends that we often walk through our days unaware and out of touch with our emotional lives. Our inattention makes us constantly bounce between two extremes: during much of the day we live filled with the anxiety and pressures of our work and obligations, while during our leisure moments, we tend to live in passive boredom. The key, according to Csikszentmihalyi, is to ... Detail |
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Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention(more) »rank: 14005by: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Our review: : Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. The author's objective is to offer an understanding of what leads to these moments, be it the excitement of the artist at the easel or the scientist in the lab, so that knowledge can be used to enrich people's lives. Drawing on 100 interviews with exceptional people, from biologists and physicists to politicians and business leaders, poets and artists, as well as his 30 years of research on the subject, Csikszentmihalyi uses his famous theory to explore the creative process. He discusses ... Detail |
The Evolving Self(more) »rank: 55905by: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Our review: : The author of the bestselling Flow (more than 125,000 copies sold) offers an intelligent, inspiring guide to life in the future. Detail |
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Good Work: When Excellence and Ethics Meet(more) »rank: 47928by: Howard Gardner, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, William Damon
Our review: :What does it mean to carry out 'good work'? What strategies allow people to maintain moral and ethical standards at a time when market forces wield unprecedented power and work life is being radically altered by technological innovation? These are the questions at the heart of this important collaboration by three leaders in psychology. Enlivened with stories of real people facing hard decisions, Good Work offers powerful insight into one of the most important issues of our time and, indeed, into the future course of science, technology, and communication. Detail |
Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning(more) »rank: 34741by: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Our review: : Since the publication of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow in 1990, the notion of 'flow'—the state of optimal experience in which one loses oneself in a task or activity—has become a household word. It has been endorsed by political leaders such as President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair, as well as sports coaches, business leaders, and the Wall Street Journal, which listed it as one of six books 'every well-stocked business library should have.' With Good Business, Csikszentmihalyi applies the proven principles of Flow to the business world, revealing the specific values that ... Detail |
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Everyday Creativity and New Views of Human Nature: Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Perspectives(more) »rank: 216513from: American Psychological Association (APA)
Our review: :What is creativity? Is it a force? An innate capacity? A planned process? Who has access to creativity and who does not? Ruth Richards, leading creativity researcher and editor of Everyday Creativity argues against the notion of exclusive creativity, saying instead that creativity a universal ability, accessible to everyone. An innate ability with the capacity to make our lives happier and more fulfilling, an ability that unfortunately for most of us falls by the wayside or is regrettably underutilized and underdeveloped. Richards states, 'Everyday creativity is about everyone, throughout our lives, and fundamental to ... Detail |
Flow in Sports: The keys to optimal experiences and performances(more) »rank: 297400by: Susan A. Jackson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Our review: :The experience of flow is still one of the least understood phenomena in sport. And yet it is one of the richest, most memorable experiences an athlete will ever know. Some call it a natural 'high.' Others refer to it as being 'in a zone.' Whatever the label, flow is that elusive and desired state of consciousness that athletes, coaches, and psychologists have tried to understand, harness, and employ to their benefit ever since Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi first coined the term back in the early 1970s. Written by Susan Jackson and the world-renowned Csikszentmihalyi, Flow ... Detail |
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The Meaning of Things: Domestic Symbols and the Self(more) »rank: 253380by: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Eugene Halton
Our review: :The meaning of things is a study of the significance of material possessions in contemporary urban life, and of the ways people carve meaning out of their domestic environment. Drawing on a survey of eighty families in Chicago who were interviewed on the subject of their feelings about common household objects, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Eugene Rochberg-Halton provide a unique perspective on materialism, American culture, and the self. They begin by reviewing what social scientists and philosophers have said about the transactions between people and things. In the model of 'personhood' that the authors develop, ... Detail |
A Life Worth Living: Contributions to Positive Psychology (Series in Positive Psychology)(more) »rank: 217566from: Oxford University Press, USA
Our review: :A Life Worth Living brings together the latest thought on Positive Psychology from an international cast of scholars. It includes historical, philosophical, and empirical reviews of what psychologists have found to matter for personal happiness and well-being. The contributions to this volume agree on priciples of optimal development that start from purely material and selfish concerns, but then lead to ever broader circles of responsibility embracing the goals of others and the well-being of the environment; on the importance of spirituality; on the development of strengths specific to the individual. Rather than material success, ... Detail |