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About Flow Book
“Csikszentmihalyi arrives at an insight that many of us can intuitively grasp, despite our insistent (and culturally supported) denial of this truth. That is, it is not what happens to us that determines our happiness, but the manner in which we make sense of that reality. . . . The manner in which Csikszentmihalyi integrates research on consciousness, personal psychology and spirituality is illuminating.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
The bestselling classic that holds the key to unlocking meaning, creativity, peak performance, and true happiness.
Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of "optimal experience" have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness 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 ("the leading researcher into ‘flow states’" —Newsweek) 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, unlock our potential, and greatly improve the quality of our lives.
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FLOW which is defined as being completely absorbed in an activity. This book examines how people can achieve flow and its positive effects on their lives. It also looks at how individuals can use it to bring out their best potential.
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These questions were answered with the Experience Sampling Method (ESM)
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The state of flow.
The state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience itself is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it.
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Optimal experience occurs when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile. Optimal experience is thus something that we make happen.
The optimal state of inner experience is one in which there is order in consciousness.
Consciousness is not a strictly linear system, but one in which circular causality is obtained. Attention shapes the self, and is in turn shaped by it.
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This, in turn, is related to goals and intentions. These processes are connected to each other by the self, or the dynamic mental representation we have of the entire system of our goals. These are the pieces that must be maneuvered if we wish to improve
Self → Psychic Energy → Attention → Goals & Intentions → Self
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paradox of rising expectations suggests that improving the quality of life might be an insurmountable task. In fact, there is no inherent problem in our desire to escalate our goals, as long as we enjoy the struggle along the way. The problem arises when people are so fixated on what they want to achieve that they cease to derive pleasure from the present. When that happens, they forfeit their chance of contentment.
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Omul își dorește cel mai mult fericirea, de aceea urmărește a avea sănătate, frumusețe, bani, putere crezând că prin intermediul lor va ajunge la cea dintâi.
Fericirea se găsește în implicarea în fiecare detaliu al vieții tale și nu căutând-o în mod direct.
Experiența optimală reprezintă starea de încântare datorată faptului că suntem stăpâni pe propriul destin. Acest moment apare nu când ești pasiv, ci în momentele în care realizezi ceva dificil și valoros pentru tine.
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Fluxul este o experiență plăcută prin care o persoană devine atât de implicată într-o activitate încât nimic altceva nu mai contează, concentrarea fiind foarte intensă.
Adevărata fericire înseamnă să te simți bine cu tine însuți.
Alegerea și urmărirea unui scop este o modalitate foarte eficientă de a aduce ordine în conștiință, deoarece este necesar să te concentrezi în momentul prezent și astfel uiți de orice altceva. Depășirea obstacolelor duce la construirea unui Eu mai complex și mai împlinit.
Insatisfacția cronică este un obstacol des întâlnit în calea fericirii.
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Religiile & filosofiile sunt mecanisme de protecție împotriva haosului, a obstacolelor din calea fericirii ce se uzează după câteva secole sau decenii.
Oamenii despre care se poate spune că sunt fericiți și dețin controlul asupra vieții lor:
- indiferent de situația materială duc o viață de calitate;
- sunt mulțumiți și știu să facă și pe alții fericiți;
- sunt deschiși la experiențe noi;
- învață până la sfârșitul vieții lor;
- se bucură de tot ceea ce fac indiferent dacă e obositor sau greu;
- nu se plictisesc;
- nu își pierd busola interioară.
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Paradoxically, it is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were.
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I love finding flow in my daily life.
When do you experience enjoyment and engagement so great that you lose track of time?
This feeling is called flow, and it is the opposite of apathy.
When do you feel flow most in your life?
How can you build more flow into your daily routines?
How can you aim to engage with your flow today?
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