Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

1934–2021
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was a Hungarian-American psychologist who identified and named the psychological state of 'flow', a condition of deep focus that enhances both performance and wellbeing. His research has influenced fields from education to organisational management.

Unless a person takes charge of them, both work and free time are likely to be disappointing. Most jobs and many leisure activities especially those involving the passive consumption of mass media-are not designed to make us happy and strong. Their purpose is to make money for someone else

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