{"product_id":"evolving-self-book-mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-9780062842589","title":"The Evolving Self","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed sequel to the international bestseller Flow: an intelligent, inspiring guide to unlocking the evolutionary history of our present consciousness, and \"becoming at one with the power that is the universe.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A book of singular importance and timeliness, one with momentous implications for the future.\"-- Howard Gardner\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's bestselling Flow, he introduced readers to a radical new theory of happiness. Now in The Evolving Self--his breakthrough sequel--he demonstrates how we can understand and overcome our evolutionary shortcomings. Premised on the idea that only through a reckoning with our evolutionary past can we build a stable, meaningful future, The Evolving Self covers the challenges associated with our cognitive evolutionary history (\"As far as controlling the mind is concerned, we are like a novice driver behind the wheel of a racing car\"); the distortions of reality we experience due to genes, culture, and our sense of self; and the central importance of \"flow\" from an evolutionary perspective as we look toward the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErudite, perceptive, and insightful--and more important now than ever, as our consciousnesses are increasingly mediated by electronic devices--The Evolving Self is a timely resource for anyone looking to improve our world for ourselves and for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49934537851153,"sku":"CIN0062842587G","price":6.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50049346404625,"sku":"CIN0062842587VG","price":7.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50100093616401,"sku":"GOR012918324","price":16.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50487182262545,"sku":"GOR011230921","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51164844654865,"sku":"NIN9780062842589","price":19.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53392683761937,"sku":"GOR012852499","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ BOOKAZINE","offer_id":54603398840593,"sku":"NBZ9780062842589","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0062842587.jpg?v=1750736433","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/evolving-self-book-mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-9780062842589","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}