Optimal Experience

Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

What constitutes enjoyment of life? Optimal Experience offers a comprehensive survey of theoretical and empirical investigations of the 'flow' experience, a desirable or optimal state of consciousness that enhances a person's psychic state. The authors show the diverse contexts and circumstances in which flow is reported in different cultures, and describe its positive emotional impacts. They reflect on ways in which the ability to experience flow affects work satisfaction, academic success, and the overall quality of life

' … an impressive cross-cultural effort … a valuable compilation of major theoretical and empirical developments in one volume … well worth the attention of psychologists who are concerned with intrinsic motivations in work and at play' Contemporary Psychology

A Hungarian psychology professor, who emigrated to the United States at the age of 22. Now at Claremont Graduate University, he is the former head of the department of psychology at the University of Chicago and of the department of sociology and anthropology at Lake Forest College. He is noted for both his work in the study of happiness and creativity and also for his notoriously difficult name, in terms of pronunciation for non-native speakers of the Hungarian language, but is best known as the architect of the notion of flow and for his years of research and writing on the topic. He is the author of many books and over 120 articles or book chapters. Martin Seligman, former president of the American Psychological Association, described Csikszentmihalyi as the world's leading researcher on positive psychology. Csikszentmihalyi once said Repression is not the way to virtue. When people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished. Only through freely chosen discipline can life be enjoyed and still kept within the bounds of reason. His works are influential and are widely cited.

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ISBN 13	9780521438094
ISBN 10	0521438098
Title	Optimal Experience
Author	Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1992-07-31
Number of pages	432
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