![]() ![]() The state of flow that we achieve by this mastery is as close as it gets to true happiness this is when we are fully engaged, in complete control of ourselves regardless of the situation. It is a condition achieved by mastering control over the contents of our consciousness. The book starts with Csikszentmihalyi discussing the concept of happiness and defining it as “a condition that needs to be prepared for, cultivated, and defended privately by each person” (p. ![]() This is the key discussion point in this classic and popular title in positive psychology, Flow: the psychology of optimal experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. ![]() This state in which people are “so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter the experience itself is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it” (p. ![]() Or at least, I know I experienced this when I’m playing a game or reading. Have you ever been so focused on a task or activity to the point that you stopped noticing the passage of time, and even forgot to eat or drink? Like you’re just “in the zone” and feel a deep exhilaration or great enjoyment? I believe most of us have experienced this before. ![]()
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