“But anyone who has experienced flow knows that the deep enjoyment it provides requires an equal degree of disciplined concentration” – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. The psychology of flow. Flow comes from motivated performance. It happens when you love what you are doing. Time flies. You lose track of it. You feel great. Totally satisfied. The...
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“The task is to learn how to enjoy everyday life without diminishing other people’s chances to enjoy theirs.” – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Very few people achieve enduring happiness. Which is surprising given that we seek it more than anything else. And the downside is that our failure to achieve it leaves us feeling anxious and...
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The most exciting life-enhancing idea I’ve come across in recent years is Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of flow. It made such an impression of me that I quickly learnt to understand what flow is and how it works and having identified activities that potentially could create flow for me I began to transform my lifestyle. How...
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This analyitical exercise requires you to answer the question: “What are the three things I must do everyday to experience flow and feel fiulfilled in my life?” I decided to use the list of “ten things I like to do” from last weeks exercise as a starting point. This list of ten things was:...
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