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    Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life
    Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life
    Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life
    Audiobook5 hours

    Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life

    Written by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Sean Pratt

    Narrated by Sean Pratt

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    Part psychological study, part self-help book, Finding Flow is a prescriptive guide that helps us reclaim ownership of our lives. Based on a far-reaching study of thousands of individuals, Finding Flow contends that we often walk through our days unaware and out of touch with our emotional lives. Our inattention makes us constantly bounce between two extremes: during much of the day we live filled with the anxiety and pressures of our work and obligations, while during our leisure moments, we tend to live in passive boredom. The key, according to Csikszentmihalyi, is to challenge ourselves with tasks requiring a high degree of skill and commitment. Instead of watching television, play the piano. Transform a routine task by taking a different approach. In short, learn the joy of complete engagement. Thought they appear simple, the lessons in Finding Flow are life-altering.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAscent Audio
    Release dateDec 1, 2015
    ISBN9781469095394
    Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life
    Author

    Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

    Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934-2021) was a professor at Claremont Graduate University and former chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago. His books include Creativity, The Evolving Self and the national bestseller Flow.

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    • 4/5
      When I picked up this book (Finding Flow) I had some expectation but, after covering the opening chapters and getting to the grips of the scientific exposition about flow experience beyond the usually shallow deliberations widely published on the web...I was glad that I picked Mihaly Csikszentmihaly's book...As the title suggests, the book talks about flow: what it means, why is it relevant, places and activities it can be found, how it differs due to people and environment, how to cultivate/enable it, and how it affects life. It also talks about topics such as pleasure vs enjoyment, consciousness, self, ego, life goals, and such. It does so by using a diverse collection of real-life examples from scientific exercise. One of the best aspects of the book is that it lays down the pros and cons of most aspects it presents. Flow as presented in this book is one of the determinants for a good life. Although equating flow with happiness may provoke controversies in some circles, I personally submit that the book based on that equality.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book takes a scientific approach to finding meaning in life. How to be more aware of our actions and be more present. Well written and definitely worth a read.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      must read for anyone and everyone , lot of wisdom packed into this tiny audio book , I encountered flow in some instances of my life but I didnt realize and understood back then not aware of how to get there in other activities aswell this audiobook provides a framework on how to lead a fullfilled life with enriching experiences

    • 5/5
      Quite interesting as all data is based on true research.
    • 5/5
      Useful for all, providing insight on how to enjoy your life and feel better!
    • 5/5
      Really helpful for those looking into maximizing their focus. Going into flow is one of my main areas to increase and this book, when followed the advices, could help a lot.
    • 5/5
      Loved the 8-th and 9-th chapters in particular. And loved how the author emphasized on some particular ideas, by “replying” them in the book.
    • 5/5
      Life-changing! I will definitely incorporate this information into my personal system.
    • 3/5
      Too philosophical. Writer knocks religious faith. It was also quite flat.
    • 1/5
      Very bad book. The “Flow” is the only thing that had some sense but he does not goo deep to it at all.
      He talks about goals, which is so obvious.. and even so his book is completely out of focus, picking things from here or there. Looks like the author had to publish something for curricula... or by his employer’s
      pressure , and did it in two/ three weeks .A complete waste of time.
    • 5/5
      I love the pieces of advice given in this book. Finding flow is such a challenge nowadays when there are lots of demands to our attention.
    • 5/5
      Ce livre est très bien écrit et bien documenté, avec des exemples à l'appui. Le livre explique beaucoup de concepts de manière intelligente intégrée et globale
    • 5/5
      Definitely a flow book worth re-listening! Super interestingly flow genius!
    • 1/5
      The more I read about psychology, the more I wonder how people can't smell the snake oil. I'm in a management development program and Csikszentmihalyi's work was recommended. Perhaps I got the wrong one. This was certainly a load of rubbish.

      Opinions as fact, conclusions tailored to support the thesis, odd references to ESP and spirituality, the only thing I can recommend is he has a really cool name.

      I pulled the thread on a few of the topics and felt my skin crawl reading up on "psychic entropy." I studied thermodynamics and can only feel sadness if these guys have to borrow terms from real science to legitimize the flimsiness of theirs.

      Habitual readers of self-help tripe might like this book. Nuff said.
    • 4/5
      Concept that our leisure can be active and passive; we can involve ourselves in short-term rewarding relaxation t-v watching with diminishing returns, or more fulfilling active study, learning an instrument, experimentation, or hobby where there is high-difficulty and high-skill.. In these situations it may require and initial investment of time before a sense of getting somewhere; the author refers to the sense of time-flying, as 'flow.' An 'Autotelic' person is one who has purpose on the inside, and isn't as much motivated by outside rewards, or is self-motivated; a self-starter. He suggests that a person learning music, to be a scientist, doing prayer/meditation, or working out, focus on building attention rather than the rewards that may follow from the discipline. Building attention and concentration will improve flow in said person's life. Highly interesting book with better core ideas than most, but with some filler and repetition.
    • 4/5
      I found this book to be an enjoyable introduction to the concept of flow. The combination of self-help meets science, along with it's small size made the topic enjoyable and interesting. Despite the author's tendency to stray a bit far into humanistic realms than I choose to follow, I moved on to read this book's prequel: 'Flow'.