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Flow

Living at the Peak of Your Abilities

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Flow

By: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Ph.D.
Narrated by: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Ph.D.
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About this listen

In flow, everyday experience becomes a moment by moment opportunity for joy and self-fulfillment. Flow is the brain-child of a fascinating psychologist, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a renowned social scientist who has devoted his life's work to the study of what makes people truly happy, satisfied and fulfilled. While much of the study of psychology investigates disorders of the human mind, Dr. Csikszentmihalyi takes a different route. He focuses on the noble side of human nature, our capacity for living a life of integrity, courage, and perseverance. With his landmark research on flow, he reveals what he considers beautiful in life, ways of being and behaving that make people happy, satisfied and delighted to be alive. His insights into the "flow experience" show ways to lessen stress, fear and anxiety while increasing feelings of challenge, joy and excitement. The revolutionary findings of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Experience Sampling Method offer unprecedented information about the specific ways we can turn life into a continuous high quality experience. You'll discover how anyone can enrich his or her quality of life simply by learning how flow occurs and what it feels like. You'll learn about the key elements of the flow experience including:

  • why it is important to know what you want to do in any given moment
  • specific activities you can do that produce flow easily and naturally
  • how to improve your experience of work so you feel in control and rewarded by it
  • keys to harnessing the power of concentration
  • the difference between pleasure and enjoyment (only one leads to personal growth)
  • how to match challenges with skills to avoid boredom and frustration and maximize enjoyment

Once you experience the exhilaration of the "flow" state of being, you'll want to return again and again.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©1994 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Ph.D. (P)1994 Nightingale Conant
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Very interesting to clearly be able to see all the potential for flow in the interwoven complexities of our lives

Fantastically allows you to identify passions

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The is a good book to remind yourself on how to do things from ground up than jump right in.
Abit like the way from Taoism. But this book doesn't go deep into the the explanation of flow.

I would say you'll get more and complete out of reading Confucianism books on this subject.

The 1st chapter or the 1st two chapters is all you need to read and then it gets repetitive.

But Dr. Mihaly has done a good job in re-branding Taoist philosophy for the western reader.

A good philosophy but nothing new

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really enjoyed this
better played at 1.5 speed to maintain momentum.
Great insights and examples given.

wow. real insight into the world of flow

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In the book I find good information which help me to be more goal oriented and focus in my life.

Very good book

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it's a good book for life no doubt we can learn a lot from it.

really a good book but narration is an issue

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