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Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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English - May 13, 2020 14:00 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBSelf-Improvement Education Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi says it is best to think about the universe in terms of order and chaos (entropy)
The best way to have an ordered mind, and a life of meaning, is to engage in many ‘flow’ activities.
A flow activity is one undertaken for its own sake rather than an end result – running a marathon for the joy of it, say, rather than in desperation to win the race.
In a nutshell, flow makes life more meaningful, and a meaningful life, argues Csikszentmihalyi, is the key to happiness.
2:56 - Part One: Control the Mind
8:58 - Part Two: Enjoyment & Pleasure
16:48 - Part Three: Experience Matters
HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEW MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE:
"TED Talk – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Flow – 2004"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_u-Eh3h7Mo
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Full Title: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Year of Publication: 1990
Book Author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi