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Creativity : Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a self-help book available to read on EtoBox.

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Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention Review by Richard L. Weaver II, Ph.D. Mihaly's last name is pronounced chick-sent-mih-high, and the intent of his book is to describe how different people create meaning in life with full intention and focus and thereby achieve an ongoing state of satisfaction and sense of fulfillment. It is, thus, not a recipe book for self-improvement, but Csikszentmihalyi offers general concepts -- principles (a flexible framework) -- that can be applied to yourself and your life. Although he is a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago, this is not a textbook, and it is not about psychology alone. With psychology, he interweaves philosophy, anthropology, and sociology as well. It is written for everyone, and it explains an important concept. The major components of the flow experience include: 1) There's clarity of goals, 2) Feedback is immediate. You know moment-by-moment how well you're doing, 3) The challenges of the activity are matched with the skills of the person, 4) There's a feeling of focus on what you're doing, 5) Everyday frustrations are removed from your attention, 6) You feel that you can be control of y

Who reads Creativity : Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention?

Author

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers; HarperCollinsPublishers; HarperPerennial

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060171339

Category

self-help

Subjects

Fiction, Self Help, Psychology

Rating

4.07 / 5 (41 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14