Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life
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Unlock joy in everyday life through flow
Imagine feeling fully immersed and content with life's everyday tasks. Csikszentmihalyi's "Finding Flow" offers just that by redefining the way you perceive and engage with daily activities. Through compelling research, he guides you to identify and cultivate your own moments of 'flow,' transforming routine into a source of joy and fulfillment. If you crave a deeper sense of satisfaction in life, this book might be the missing puzzle piece.
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Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life
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ISBN: 9780465024117
Authors:
Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
Publisher: Basic Books
Date of Publication: 1998-04-06
Format: Paperback
Related Topics:
Psychology,
Personal Development,
Leadership,
Self Help,
Productivity,
Business,
Productivity,
Leadership,
Psychology,
Personal Development
Goodreads rating: 3.9
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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. 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. 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 are we missing? To answer this question, Csikszentmihalyi studied thousands of people, and he found the key. 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. Instead of scrolling on your phone, play the piano. Take a routine chore and figure out how to do it better, faster, more efficiently. In short, learn the hidden power of complete engagement, a psychological state the author calls flow. Though they appear simple, the lessons in Finding Flow are life-changing.
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Unlock joy in everyday life through flow
Imagine feeling fully immersed and content with life's everyday tasks. Csikszentmihalyi's "Finding Flow" offers just that by redefining the way you perceive and engage with daily activities. Through compelling research, he guides you to identify and cultivate your own moments of 'flow,' transforming routine into a source of joy and fulfillment. If you crave a deeper sense of satisfaction in life, this book might be the missing puzzle piece.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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