This is a book that nourishes me. If you've never read it, it's about how we can learn to control our consciousness to be happier. The interesting thing about the flow state is that we are happy when we are deeply engaged in something that completely takes our attention so we can't think about or worry about anything else! That activity has to be challenging enough to keep us engaged, but not so challenging that we give up. That's my interpretation at the moment anyway. You can listen to Csikszentmihalyi on this TED talk.
This is something that SO many people miss out on in life. We artists are the lucky ones when we experience flow. The highlight of my day! I can't wait to listen to the ted talk. Thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteYeah your summary sounds about right. Thats all there is to it!
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ReplyDeleteyou know, i've read extensively on Flow and yet have never read his book.
a concept i try to cultivate often.
thanks K., K, and Monica, it's worth the read...it has taken me a long time to actually sit down and read it word for word, but I am in awe of his brain now.
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